3 Git for Windows 1.x was retired on August 18th, 2015, superseded by [Git for Windows 2.x](https://git-for-windows.github.io/). The source code of Git for Windows 2.x is maintained [in the _git-for-windows_ org](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git), a friendly fork of [Git](https://github.com/git/git/) that aims to vet Windows-specific patches until they are submitted upstream.
7 This is the source code of Git for Windows 1.x,
8 forked from [Git](http://git-scm.com/).
10 If you encounter problems, you are highly encouraged to switch to [Git for Windows 2.x](https://git-for-windows.github.io/). Pull Requests for critical issues in Git for Windows 1.x will of course accepted, though.