I don't get this. Sure, the tutorial looks very pretty, but it does not explain any concepts. "Create a new repository." What is a repository? What do I do with it? The HEAD is a tree "which points to the last commit you've made". Huh? A tree can point? The one in my garden can't. Also, what's a commit? I thought "commit" was a verb, not a noun. And so on. It's nice that people want to make something as complex as gi…
Again, as a beginner, I would tell you that I find git very simple and effective and would strongly encourage you to check it out. Glancing at your profile and comments, I think you'd find it very easy: http://help.github.com/
Here is an image that might clear up some of your questions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Git_data_flow_simplified.s...