For reasons I stated above, I think it will help to break this issue into smaller, self-contained parts as we go -- even if some of the issues turn out to be short-lived.

For example, an issue can be created for adding to the docs a section on how to set up multiple clones.  This way, we can separate the discussion and treatment of telling people how to use multiple clones from telling people how to set them up.  I think it will be simpler to address and commit the latter first.  The current "1-add_clones_setup.diff" patch mixes things by including info on applying, committing, and merging a patch under the section on setting things up.