Changes

====glossary====

====glossary====

:VCS: Version Control System. Keeps track of changes to a set of files.

;VCS: Version Control System — keeps track of changes to a set of files.

:git: a modern, distributed VCS

;git: the distributed VCS used by Sugar Labs

:commit: set of changes to files tracked by a VCS, accompanied by metadata (author, description, etc.)

;commit: set of changes to files tracked by a VCS, accompanied by metadata (author, description, etc.)

:diff/patch: (usually textual) representation of changes. Also the names of specific tools to create resp. apply this representation.

;diff/patch: (usually textual) representation of changes. These are also the names of specific tools used to create/apply these representations of changes.

:repository: storage place for commits, usually of a certain piece of software

;repository: storage place for commits, usually of a certain piece of software

:gitorious: software for hosting git repositories, including a web interface for administration

;gitorious: software for hosting git repositories, including a web interface for administration

:git.sugarlabs.org: server hosted by Sugar Labs running gitorious

;git.sugarlabs.org: server hosted by Sugar Labs running gitorious

 

====Setup====

====Setup====