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 === Possible alternatives for version control === === Possible alternatives for version control ===
-See [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_revision_control_software|wikipedia's comparison]] for more information.+See wikipedia's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_revision_control_software|comparison of version control systems]] for more information.
  
-  * [[http://git-scm.com/|git]]: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Concurrent_Versions_System|distributed]], [[http://git-scm.com/download|cross platform]], and has [[http://git-scm.com/tools|many tools]] and [[http://git-scm.com/documentation|plenty]] of [[https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitDocumentation|documentation]] and [[http://gitref.org/reference]], and [[http://progit.org/|reading]] materials ([[http://progit.org/book/|download the book here in .mobi/.epub/.pdf]]) there's also a **[[http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/|website with 'git vs X' comparisons (where X is some other VCS)]]**+  * [[http://git-scm.com/|git]]
     * pros:     * pros:
 +      * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Concurrent_Versions_System|distributed]]
 +      * [[http://git-scm.com/download|cross platform]]
       * widely used [[http://git.gnome.org/|within the GNOME community]] ([[http://svn.gnome.org/|migrated from subversion]])       * widely used [[http://git.gnome.org/|within the GNOME community]] ([[http://svn.gnome.org/|migrated from subversion]])
 +      * [[http://git-scm.com/tools|many tools]]
 +      * plenty of documentation ([[http://git-scm.com/documentation|on git's site]], [[https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitDocumentation|on kernel.org]], [[http://gitref.org/reference|git reference]], [[http://gitready.com/|gitready.com]])
 +      * [[http://progit.org/|free 'progit' book]] ([[http://progit.org/book/|download here in .mobi/.epub/.pdf]])
 +      * [[http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/|other reasons]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
  
  
-  * [[http://mercurial.selenic.com/|Mercurial]]: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Concurrent_Versions_System|distributed]]+  * [[http://mercurial.selenic.com/|Mercurial]] ([[http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/|more info here]])
     * pros:     * pros:
-      * //pros here//+      * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Concurrent_Versions_System|distributed]] 
 +      * [[http://mercurial.selenic.com/guide/|documentation available]] 
 +      * [[http://hgbook.red-bean.com/|free book: Mercurial: The Definitive Guide]] 
 +      * [[http://hginit.com/|tutorial available]] 
 +      * [[http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/how-did-we-get-here.html|other reasons]] 
 +    * cons 
 +      * //cons here// 
 + 
 + 
 +  * [[http://bazaar.canonical.com/|Bazaar]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_(software)|more info on wikipedia]]) 
 +    * pros: 
 +      * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Concurrent_Versions_System|distributed]] 
 +      * [[http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com//Documentation|documentation available]] 
 +      * [[http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/BzrWhy|other reasons]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
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 === Possible alternatives for project hosting === === Possible alternatives for project hosting ===
-See the wikipedia [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_software_hosting_facilities#Available_version_control_systems|list of project hosting sites]] and the wikipedia [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_software_hosting_facilities#Features|features list]] for some more information.+See the wikipedia's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_software_hosting_facilities#Available_version_control_systems|list of project hosting sites]] and the wikipedia [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_software_hosting_facilities#Features|features list]] for some more information. 
  
   * [[https://github.com/|github.com]] ([[https://github.com/features/|features list]])   * [[https://github.com/|github.com]] ([[https://github.com/features/|features list]])
     * pros     * pros
 +      * [[https://github.com/plans|free for open source software]]
       * messaging       * messaging
       * [[https://gist.github.com/|code snippets]]       * [[https://gist.github.com/|code snippets]]
       * [[http://help.github.com/|extensive help]]       * [[http://help.github.com/|extensive help]]
 +      * [[https://github.com/features/projects/wikis|integrated wikis]]
 +      * [[http://developer.github.com/|API available]]
 +      * [[https://github.com/features/projects/issues|issue tracking]]
 +      * [[https://github.com/features/projects/codereview|in-site code review]]
 +      * [[https://github.com/blog/674-introducing-organizations|orginization management support]]
 +      * [[http://help.github.com/security/|security setup info available]]
 +      * [[http://help.github.com/userscripts-and-bookmarklets/|has been extended by users]]
 +      * [[http://status.github.com/|(most important) status page]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
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   * [[https://bitbucket.org/|bitbucket]] ([[https://bitbucket.org/features|features list]])   * [[https://bitbucket.org/|bitbucket]] ([[https://bitbucket.org/features|features list]])
     * pros     * pros
-      * //pros here//+      * [[https://bitbucket.org/plans|free for open source software]] 
 +      * [[http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Using+your+Bitbucket+Wiki|integrated wikis]] 
 +      * [[http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Bitbucket+101|extensive documentation]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
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   * [[https://gitorious.org/|Gitorious]] ([[https://gitorious.org/about|features list]])   * [[https://gitorious.org/|Gitorious]] ([[https://gitorious.org/about|features list]])
     * pros     * pros
-      * //pros here//+        * [[https://gitorious.org/about|free for open source software]] 
 +        * [[https://gitorious.org/gitorious|Gitorious is open source]] 
 +        * [[https://gitorious.org/about|integrated wikis]] 
 +        * [[https://gitorious.org/gitorious/pages/Api|API available]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
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   * [[http://code.google.com/|Google Code]] ([[https://gitorious.org/about|features list]])   * [[http://code.google.com/|Google Code]] ([[https://gitorious.org/about|features list]])
     * pros     * pros
-      * //pros here//+      * [[http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/GettingStarted|extensive documentation available]] 
 +      * [[http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/GettingStarted#Getting_Started|free for open source software]] 
 +      * [[http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/IssueTrackerFAQ|issue tracking]] 
 +      * [[http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/WikiFAQ|integrated wikis]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
  
-  * [[https://launchpad.net/|Launchpad]] ([[https://qastaging.launchpad.net/+tour/index|features list]])+  * [[https://launchpad.net/|Launchpad]] ([[https://qastaging.launchpad.net/+tour/index|features list]] and [[https://launchpad.net/+tour/index|tour]])
     * pros     * pros
-      * //pros here//+      * [[https://launchpad.net/+tour/branch-hosting-tracking|code review]] 
 +      * [[https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+faq/585|free for open source software]] 
 +      * [[https://launchpad.net/+tour/bugs|bug tracking]] 
 +      * [[https://launchpad.net/+tour/feature-tracking|feature tracking]] 
 +      * [[https://launchpad.net/launchpad|Launchpad is open source]]
     * cons     * cons
       * //cons here//       * //cons here//
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 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
-  * **Note: cite things below this section (how do we do that?)** 
   * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_revision_control_software   * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_revision_control_software
   * https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitSvnComparsion   * https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitSvnComparsion
   * http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/   * http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
   * http://groups.drupal.org/node/48818   * http://groups.drupal.org/node/48818
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-===== References ===== 
-  * //cite some stuff here// 

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