MSysGit vs. Git for Windows

Question

I am having trouble determining the difference between MSysGit and Git for Windows. How are they different? Why would I choose one over the other?

Answer 1

This is a more clear general comparison right from their site https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit

Git for Windows is the software package that installs a minimal environment to run Git on Windows. It comes with a Bash (a Unix-type shell), with a Perl interpreter and with the Git executable and its dependencies.

On the other hand, msysGit is the software package installing the build environment that can build Git for Windows. The easiest way is to install it via the net installer.