That wasn't the moral of the story at all! "If you can deal with your current source code system, do not go through this pain. Seriously. This was a long, pain

That wasn't the moral of the story at all! "If you can deal with your current source code system, do not go through this pain. Seriously. This was a long, painful process for us. Over the years, many tools, systems, and processes had become deeply intertwined with our subversion installation. That said, if your team is small, or your source control system isn’t tied into anything, go for it! Just do it as soon as possible – the only time better than today was yesterday." The first half of that paragraph basically says that it very well might be more painful to switch to git than it is to keep using your existing system.