Merge branch 'docs-lyle-fix-bfg' into 'master'

documentation update - note that BFG is an open source community project

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!17792

doc/topics/git/migrate_to_git_lfs/index.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ will not actually reduce the size of your repository because
 the files are still referenced by previous commits.
 
 Through the method described on this document, first migrate
-to Git LFS with [BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/)
+to Git LFS with a tool such as the open source community-maintained [BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/)
 through a mirror repo, then clean up the repository's history,
 and lastly create LFS tracking rules to prevent new binary files
 from being added.

doc/topics/git/numerous_undo_possibilities_in_git/index.md

@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ git filter-branch --tree-filter 'rm filename' HEAD
 Since `git filter-branch` command might be slow on big repositories, there are
 tools that can use some of Git specifics to enable faster execution of common
 tasks (which is exactly what removing sensitive information file is about).
-An alternative is [BFG Repo-cleaner][bfg-repo-cleaner]. Keep in mind that these
-tools are faster because they do not provide a same fully feature set as `git filter-branch`
-does, but focus on specific use cases.
+An alternative is the open source community-maintained tool [BFG][bfg-repo-cleaner].  
+Keep in mind that these tools are faster because they do not provide the same  
+feature set as `git filter-branch` does, but focus on specific use cases.
 
 ## Conclusion
 

doc/user/project/repository/reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.md

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Unfortunately, it's not so easy and that workflow won't work. Deleting files in
 a commit doesn't actually reduce the size of the repo since the earlier commits
 and blobs are still around. What you need to do is rewrite history with Git's
 [`filter-branch` option](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History#The-Nuclear-Option:-filter-branch),
-or a tool like the [BFG Repo-Cleaner](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/).
+or an open source community-maintained tool like the  
+[BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/).
 
 Note that even with that method, until `git gc` runs on the GitLab side, the
 "removed" commits and blobs will still be around. You also need to be able to
@@ -34,8 +35,9 @@ temporarily increase it for you, your only option is to prune all the unneeded
 stuff locally, and then create a new project on GitLab and start using that
 instead.
 
-If you can continue to use the original project, we recommend [using the
-BFG Repo-Cleaner](#using-the-bfg-repo-cleaner). It's faster and simpler than
+If you can continue to use the original project, we recommend [using
+BFG](#using-the-bfg-repo-cleaner), a tool that's built and
+maintained by the open source community. It's faster and simpler than
 `git filter-branch`, and GitLab can use its account of what has changed to clean
 up its own internal state, maximizing the space saved.
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ removed from the repository.
 
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/19376) in GitLab 11.6.
 
-1. [Install BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/).
+1. [Install BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/) from its open source community repository.
 
 1. Navigate to your repository: