git checkout/clone/fetch doesn't even have a resume capability, so good luck checking out a large repository, if you're on wi-fi connection or your ISP does something funny. Even SVN supported resuming download. So much for Free Software(tm).
Can't fucking make anything because of: error: RPC failed; curl 56 SSL read: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0), errno 104 fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly fatal: early EOF fatal: index-pack failed