Merge pull request #2068 from stephansama/feature/update-readme-for-templating

chore: updated readme

Author: oriori1703

README.md

@@ -61,23 +61,32 @@ Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your
 
 #### Recommended Step
 
-[Fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) this repo
-so that you have your own copy that you can modify, then install by cloning the
-fork to your machine using one of the commands below, depending on your OS.
+Create your own copy of this repo using GitHub's
+["Use this template"](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template)
+button so that you have your own copy that you can modify, then install by
+cloning your new repo to your machine using one of the commands below,
+depending on your OS.
+
+Alternatively, you can [fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo)
+this repo if you prefer an easy upstream sync path (e.g., keeping your config
+on a separate branch and fast-forwarding `master` from upstream). See the
+[discussion in #1740](https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/issues/1740)
+for the tradeoffs between the two approaches.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Your fork's URL will be something like this:
+> Your repo's URL will be something like this:
 > `https://github.com/<your_github_username>/kickstart.nvim.git`
 
-You likely want to remove `nvim-pack-lock.json` from your fork's `.gitignore`
+You likely want to remove `nvim-pack-lock.json` from your repo's `.gitignore`
 file too - it's ignored in the kickstart repo to make maintenance easier, but
 it's recommended to track it in version control (see `:help vim.pack-lockfile`).
 
 #### Clone kickstart.nvim
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> If following the recommended step above (i.e., forking the repo), replace
-> `nvim-lua` with `<your_github_username>` in the commands below
+> If following the recommended step above (i.e., creating your own repo from
+> the template or fork), replace `nvim-lua` with `<your_github_username>`
+> in the commands below
 
 <details><summary> Linux and Mac </summary>