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@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ Development
 Main development happens at http://trac.vanwa.ch/sing_alongs but there is a
 mirror of the git repository on [Github](https://github.com/thallian/sing_alongs).
 
+The master branch contains only full songs (lyrics, melody and chords) and the
+only time it is updated is for changing layout related stuff or merging a song.
+
+Songs live in their own branch. If there is an error the branch gets fixed and
+then merged into the master. I am not sure how well this goes with a growing
+number of songs but lets see ;)  
+Also, the older songs may not have their own branch yet, so it has to be
+created when the first correction comes up.
+
 Contact
 -------
 You can reach me at [trac.singalongs@nulda.ch](mailto:trac.singalongs@nulda.ch)