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 Please refer to the crossref:cutting-edge[synching, Obtaining the Source] section for more information on obtaining the FreeBSD `src/` repository and crossref:ports[ports-using, Using the Ports Collection] for details on obtaining the FreeBSD Ports Collection.
 
 The committers list[[development-committers]]::
-The _committers_ are the people who have _push_ access to the Git repository, and are authorized to make modifications to the FreeBSD source (the term "committer" comes from `commit`, the source control command which is used to bring new changes into the repository).
+The _committers_ are the people who have _push_ access to the Git repository, and are authorized to make modifications to the FreeBSD source (the term "committer" comes from `commit`, the source control command which was used with SVN to bring new changes into the repository).
 Anyone can submit a bug to the link:https://bugs.FreeBSD.org/submit/[Bug Database].
 Before submitting a bug report, the FreeBSD mailing lists, IRC channels, or forums can be used to help verify that an issue is actually a bug.