[development] CVS -> GIT

[Eric Schaefer]

Hi Nancy, Hi list,

the biggest problem with using git is understanding its principles,
which are quite different from cvs or svn or any other centralized
SCM. The git parable
(http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.html)
explains step by step what git does and why.

The msysgit git-shell is actually pretty good. It has all the features
the bash-shell has in Linux/MacOS. E.g. command completion: if you
want to switch branches you would type 'git checkout otherbranch', but
if you just type 'git checkout othe<TAB>' it expands 'othe' to
'otherbranch' (if non ambiguous).

HTH,
Eric