Clearify how to add new branches and when it's needed.

diff --git a/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn b/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn
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--- a/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn
+++ b/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn
@@ -79,30 +79,30 @@ to fetch the intial pkgsrc repository from the net, or
 
 to update.
 
-Edit /usr/Makefile to select a different download location, if desired.
+Edit GITHOST /usr/Makefile to select a different download location, if desired.
 
-This downloads the absolute most recent version of pkgsrc.  In a production environment, you may want a more stable release.  Check the section below for more details.
+This downloads the latest stable version of pkgsrc.
 
-### Tracking the stable branch 
+### Tracking the stable branch
 
-There are quarterly releases of pkgsrc that are specifically designed for stability.  You should in general follow the latest branch, rather than bleeding edge pkgsrc.
+There are quarterly releases of pkgsrc that are specifically designed for stability.  You should in general follow these, rather than bleeding edge pkgsrc. When a new branch is out you need to set up a local branch tracking that one. make pkgsrc-update will not do this for you.
 
-To see the available branches:
+To see the available remote branches:
 
     cd /usr/pkgsrc 
     git branch -r
 
-To switch to a recent branch:
+To create a local branch, tracking the remote quarterly release:
 
     cd /usr/pkgsrc 
-    git branch pkgsrc-2010Q3 origin/pkgsrc-2010Q3
+    git branch pkgsrc-2010Q4 origin/pkgsrc-2010Q4
 
 Branch naming format is 'pkgsrc-YYYYQX', where YYYY is the year and QX is quarters 1-4 of the year.  Check [pkgsrc.org](http://www.pkgsrc.org/) to see the name of the most recently released branch.
 
-After switching to a new branch, it can be downloaded with:
+After adding a new branch, it can be downloaded with:
 
     cd /usr/pkgsrc 
-    git checkout vendor
+    git checkout pkgsrc-2010Q4
     git pull
 
 ## Dealing with pkgsrc packages