Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/~erkan-yilmaz/statusnet/erkan-yilmazs-mainline.git erkan-yilmazs-mainline
cd erkan-yilmazs-mainline

Add this repository as a remote to an existing local repository:

git remote add erkan-yilmazs-mainline git://gitorious.org/~erkan-yilmaz/statusnet/erkan-yilmazs-mainline.git
git fetch erkan-yilmazs-mainline
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch erkan-yilmazs-mainline/master_or_other_branch