CodePlex, Microsoft's open source project hosting service, will now support the use of the git distributed version control system.



From ArsTechnica:

git, created by Linus Torvalds to support the development of the Linux kernel, has won widespread praise for its powerful branching and merging support. Where CVS and Subversion once ruled the roost, git has become the version control system of choice for many projects and organizations.

  Microsoft brings git support to its CodePlex hosting service