Last time I used SVN I rebased all the time, no problem. I was using a git-to-svn bridge though. My point is, people will rewrite history on their own computer

Last time I used SVN I rebased all the time, no problem. I was using a git-to-svn bridge though. My point is, people will rewrite history on their own computer whether you want them to or not. Git is the only VCS that doesn't fight against that fact.