git-annex-5.20140421: doc/todo/sharedRepository_mode_not_supported_by_git-annex.mdwn
git's core.SharedRepository is supported by git-annex, but only with the group/all/world/everybody settings. core.SharedRepository=0644 etc is not supported. There's no insormountable reason why not, Joey just hates umask mode math stuff and nobody has sent a patch. Note that Annex.Content.freezeContent should remove the write bit from files, no matter what.