git project vs repository, what's the fundamental difference?

Question

I have two projects that currently use SVN and I\'m migrating to git, I signed up to gitorious and there\'s the option to create a new project or add a repository. I\'m just sta

Answer 1

It is just like if you use sourceforge, googlecode, redmine, trac or whatever: you have the repo where your actual code is, and then you have a broader project that includes your repo, but also has things like an issue tracker, maybe a wiki, etc....

It is all the other stuff that relates to your code, but isn't actually source code.