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--- git-transition [2012/10/30 16:14] – [What it means for me?] bp
+++ git-transition [2012/10/31 16:50] – spellcheck mikael.ohman
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-===== Why Git =====
+===== Why Git? =====
 You can read about unique git features on [[http://git-scm.com/about|git project pages]]. The main motivation is that Git makes the life of developpers without read-write repository access more easier.
+  * With git, you have the ability to commit changes to your own local, private branch as often as you’d like, without modifying the central repository. You can make a separate decision on when you would like to push your local changes to the public repository.
+  * Branching is easy with git: Think up a new feature? Create a branch and start working on it immediately. Jump between branches. Merge branches back into the main branch.
+  * Stash the current changes, do work on another branch, check in the changes in the other branch, then continue back where you were before.
 ===== What it means for me? =====
   * If you are using the release version of OOFEM, installed from official download, you don't have to do anything.
-  * If you are user and want to keep touch with ongoing development you should clone git repository and regularly synchronize with a new git repository.
+  * If you are user and want to keep touch with ongoing development you should clone git repository and regularly synchronize with it.
-  * If you are contributing developper, the switching to the Git is a must.
+  * If you are contributing developer, the switching to the Git is a must.
 The [[git-tutorial|OOFEM Git tutorial]] provides the basic introductuion to Git and summarizes the main steps needed.
 ===== Timeline =====
-  - Tubmit all updates to svn before October, 28.
+  - Submit all updates to svn before October, 28.
   - On October, 28, the write access to svn will be refused, read access still available.
   - Transition will take place on October, 29.
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   - On November, 1: write access to lieutenants enabled
   - svn repository shut down (November, 10)
+===== Links =====
+  * web interface to [[http://oofem.org/gitweb/|oofem git repository]]
+  * Online version of [[http://git-scm.com/book|Git book]]. Higly recommended!