SCM (source code management): git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git util-linux Branches: * maintenance (stable) branch - created for every . release - branch name: stable/v. * bugfix branch - created for .. release for critical/security bugs only - this branch is optional - branch name: stable/v.. * master branch - the status of this branch is: "it works for me". It means useful but not well tested patches. - it's source for occasional snapshots - for long-term development or invasive changes should be an active development forked into a separate branch (topic branches) from the tip of "master". * A new tag object is created for: - every release, tag name: v * KNOWN BUGS: - tag v2.13.1 is typo. Please, ignore this tag.