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     web browser (current versions of Chrome, Firefox or Safari,
     or Internet Explorer version 9 or above).
   </p>
+  <p>
+    You will need an account at <a href="https://github.com/">github.com</a>
+    for parts of the git lesson. Basic Github accounts are free. We encourage
+    you to create a Github account if you don't have one already.
+    Please consider what personal information you'd like to reveal. For
+    example, you may want to review these
+    <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/keeping-your-email-address-private/">instructions
+    for keeping your email address private</a> provided at Github.
+  </p>
 
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