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2014-08-07 , 08:07
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Originally Posted by Cyberik View Post
As I understand, "Nokia System Software Updates" points to https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ssu/mr0
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The last bit of the URL is 203 in mine, not mr0. I don't remember what the stock setting was. I think mine got changed to 203 on one of the system updates.

and "Nokia Applications" points to https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ssu/apps/
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Sorry for this maybe stupid question, but isn't it unsafe to enable this two repositories?
As you correctly note, Nokia owns and hosts them and can pull the plug at any moment and there is little we can do about it. From that point of view, it may be considered "unsafe". Other than that, it is more unsafe not to have those repositories enabled. If you read the CSSU installation instructions, they ask you explicitly to enable the Nokia repositories.

What most frightens me that if I get some system update when I enable these two repositories and I update my phone, is it possible that I have my phone "bricked'?
Any system update has the potential to brick your phone. Having said that, the chance of Nokia releasing a Maemo system update is exactly zero. The last such update was in 2010. If your system is older than that then it is very advisable to update it - just once - anyway.