Yes, quite frequently. You are correct that it is often only the most recent history that really matters, but sometimes the most recent change happened years ag

Yes, quite frequently. You are correct that it is often only the most recent history that really matters, but sometimes the most recent change happened years ago, so date-based cutoffs don't work. When you do want to convert that SVN repository, use Reposurgeon (http://www.catb.org/~esr/reposurgeon/ http://www.catb.org/~esr/reposurgeon/).