Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/~fpeters/empathy-mallard/fpeters-empathy-mallard.git fpeters-empathy-mallard
cd fpeters-empathy-mallard

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

git remote add fpeters-empathy-mallard git://gitorious.org/~fpeters/empathy-mallard/fpeters-empathy-mallard.git
git fetch fpeters-empathy-mallard
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch fpeters-empathy-mallard/master_or_other_branch