friendly reminder: the built-in vc-mode can interface with most version control systems, including git.
It's not as great as magit, but it works (and it has you to learn very little).
It's not as great as magit, but it works (and it has you to learn very little).
I think this comment on the Lwn-article really highlights how bizarre this has all turned out:
> GNU began as a project to replace proprietary software with free one, and now lives on as a project to replace free software with free software.
I think that about sums it up. (And I say that as a passionate Emacs-user)