[[!comment format=mdwn username="http://joeyh.name/" ip="2001:4978:f:21a::2" subject="comment 3" date="2012-12-21T14:49:13Z" content=""" git-annex is gaining a new \"direct\" mode where it does not use symlinks. It remains to be seen if enough git operations will be supported in that mode to make it attractive to use. """]]