Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Further clarify the description

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On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:29:20PM +0200, Petr Baudis wrote:
> +Submodules allow foreign repositories to be embedded within a dedicated
> +subdirectory of the source tree, always pointed at a particular commit.
> +They are not to be confused with remotes, which are meant mainly for branches
> +of the same project; submodules are meant for different projects you would like
> +to make part of your source tree, while the history of the two projects still
> +stays completely independent and you cannot modify the contents of the
> +submodule from within the main project.

That is nice, thanks!

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