Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/~martindemello/ruby-irc/martindemellos-clone.git martindemellos-clone
cd martindemellos-clone

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

git remote add martindemellos-clone git://gitorious.org/~martindemello/ruby-irc/martindemellos-clone.git
git fetch martindemellos-clone
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch martindemellos-clone/master_or_other_branch