yast2 repositories in place of apt repositories ?

I notice that updates to smart (on SuSE 10.0) have been removing the pointers to the 'apt-rpm' format repositories (e.g., on gwdg.de) and have instead substituted pointers to 'yast2' format repositories. For SuSE 10.0, will the existing 'apt-rpm' repositories DISAPPEAR ?? [I don't subscribe to SuSE announcement lists. If such a change is in the works, PLEASE send an announcement to this list as well.] Thanks, mikus