Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/~sharo/statusnet-client/bentio-statusnet-client.git bentio-statusnet-client
cd bentio-statusnet-client

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

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