Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/+statusnet-developers/statusbox/statusnet-developers-statusbox.git statusnet-developers-statusbox
cd statusnet-developers-statusbox

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

git remote add statusnet-developers-statusbox git://gitorious.org/+statusnet-developers/statusbox/statusnet-developers-statusbox.git
git fetch statusnet-developers-statusbox
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch statusnet-developers-statusbox/master_or_other_branch