[IMP-dev] link on working with remote vs. local git repository

the biggest conceptual difference between git and svn is that in git, your repository is local. So when you commit, your commit is private - nobody else knows about it. In order to synchronize with everybody else, you need to 'push' to the remote repository

The following link gives a pretty good explanation about working with remote repositories: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching-Remote-Branches