Git is an open source version control system designed to scale from small to very large projects in terms of speed and efficiency. Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools which means that a Git repository is a full-fledged copy with complete history and full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server. Still, Git stays extremely fast and space efficient.
NbGit is a Netbeans plugin that adds support for working with the Git version control system. It uses the JGit library to interact with the Git repository.
The code of the module itself is dual licensed under the the Common Development and Distribution License("CDDL") and the GNU General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") with the "Classpath" exception. The module and the installable Netbeans module (the ".nbm" file) is distributed with several third-party components (.jar files, icons, etc.) which have different licensing than the NbGit code.
This module is still under development and thus may randomly crash, eat all your memory, etc. Be sure to check the release notes and the known issues before installing and upgrading.
For more information about Git and this plugin visit the following sites: