It's not the only way to use git effectively, but it's definitely the canonical one. I think a Chesterton's fence rule should apply to git: if you're doing some

It's not the only way to use git effectively, but it's definitely the canonical one. I think a Chesterton's fence rule should apply to git: if you're doing something different from LKML, you should be able to clearly explain exactly why. No linking to some blog post you found, either, unless it's by Junio Hamano (and you still have to explain, you can't just link).