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Dreamwidth uses Git for source code control, with the code being hosted on GitHub.

Git for Ages 4 and Up: aka "The Tinker Toy Demonstration". Probably one of the best ways to learn how Git works "under the hood". Many of the things Git does make much more sense once you know a little about what's happening behind the scenes.
- LCA 2013: Talk page with resources youtube video mp4 video download
Introduction to Git - video
Introduction to Git - slides
Pro Git by Scott Chacon, available free of charge in many formats
OpenHatch's Intro to Git training mission
Git for the nervous developer
Why Git is better
Github help documentation
Graphical web-based in-browser introduction to git branching

If you'd like some serious extra-credit reading, have a look at the Git documentation!

First of all, if you have a Dreamhack, you skip this step -- Git is already installed for you. =)

If you want to develop on your own computer, there are a number of different ways to get hold of Git.

Linux/BSD/Other Unixen: The preferred way to install Git is through your distribution's package manager. For Debian, Ubuntu, and other Debian-based dists: apt-get install git.
Mac OS X: You can install Git with one of the OS X add-on package managers, like homebrew.; You can grab an installer package from the main Git site.; Github has a customized client of their own, which includes Git.
Windows: You can grab an installer package from the main Git site.; Github has a customized client of their own, which includes Git.
Building Git from Source: Finally, if you have a system where none of the above options will work for you -- for instance, a Mac running OS X Tiger (10.4.11) or earlier -- you can download the Git source code and build it yourself! Compiling Git is actually fairly straightforward, at least compared to some open source packages. Feel free to ask for help in the #dreamwidth-dev IRC channel if you need to go down this road -- shadowspar has been there before.

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 * ''Git for Ages 4 and Up'': aka "The Tinker Toy Demonstration".  Probably one of the best ways to learn how Git works "under the hood". Many of the things Git does make much more sense once you know a little about what's happening behind the scenes.
 ** LCA 2013: [https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Tutorials/Git_For_Ages_4_And_Up Talk page with resources] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ffBJ4sVUb4 youtube video] [http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/linux.conf.au/2013/mp4/Git_For_Ages_4_And_Up.mp4 mp4 video download]
-** OSDC.au 2010: [http://2010.osdc.com.au/proposal/196/git-ages-4-and talk page] [http://blip.tv/open-source-developers-conference/git-for-ages-4-and-up-4460524 blip.tv video]
 * [http://vimeo.com/35778382 Introduction to Git - video]
 * [http://www.slideshare.net/RandalSchwartz/introduction-to-git-11451326 Introduction to Git - slides]