Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/~benfell/statusnet-client/benfells-statusnet-client.git benfells-statusnet-client
cd benfells-statusnet-client

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

git remote add benfells-statusnet-client git://gitorious.org/~benfell/statusnet-client/benfells-statusnet-client.git
git fetch benfells-statusnet-client
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch benfells-statusnet-client/master_or_other_branch