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@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ This special remote type stores file contents in a
 in the front-end, and bup as a remote, you get an easy git-style
 interface to large files, and easy backups of the file contents using git.
 
+This is particularly well suited to collaboration on projects involving
+large files, since both the git-annex and bup repositories can be
+accessed like any other git repository.
+
 See [[walkthrough/using_bup]] for usage examples.
 
 Each individual key is stored in a bup remote using `bup split`, with