diff --git a/.gitauthors b/.gitauthors
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+
+dcommander = DRC <dcommander@users.sourceforge.net>
+astrand = Peter Åstrand <astrand@cendio.se>
+ossman_ = Pierre Ossman <ossman@cendio.se>
+const_k = Constantin Kaplinsky <const@tightvnc.com>
+atkac = Adam Tkac <atkac@redhat.com>
+
diff --git a/git-init-svn.sh b/git-init-svn.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Make a local, clean libjpeg-turbo branch that tracks the remote libjpeg-turbo.
+# This will allow pushing of imported libjpeg-turbo commits to the mozjpeg repository.
+# The libjpeg-turbo branch must only contain imported SVN commits (with git-svn-id: in the message).
+git branch -f -t libjpeg-turbo origin/libjpeg-turbo
+
+# Configure git-svn. "git svn fetch" will rebuild remaining git-svn metadata.
+git config svn-remote.svn.url svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/libjpeg-turbo/code
+git config svn-remote.svn.fetch trunk:refs/heads/libjpeg-turbo
+
+# Enable mapping of SVN usernames to git authors.
+git config svn.authorsfile .gitauthors
+
+# Mark which libjpeg-turbo commit has been used to start mozjpeg.
+# Required for accurate merging and blame.
+echo > .git/info/grafts "72b66f9c77b3e4ae363b21e48145f635cec0b193 540789427ccae8e9e778151cbc16ab8ee88ac6a8"
+
+# To get changes from SVN:
+# git svn fetch
+# git push origin libjpeg-turbo
+#
+# To merge SVN changes with mozjpeg:
+# git checkout master
+# git merge libjpeg-turbo