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Git and GitHub

Git is a "source-code management system" or "version control system" – an alternative to Subversion. It was designed for a large open-source project (Linux) and has seen broad adoption among other FOSS projects. GitHub is a company which provides hosted, web-based tools for enhancing Git development. For open projects like CiviCRM, its services are free.

Git and GitHub offer advantages for CiviCRM development:

  • The tools are already popular among FOSS projects and web developers.
  • The tools are free ("as in beer") and mostly free ("as in speech").
  • They support off-line development.
  • They support lightweight branching, merging, and code-review.
  • They support open teams – anyone can jump-in, make changes, and share changes.

For more introductions to Git and Github, see help.github.com.