The issue with SVN is simply the work flow it forces you into. I can't tell you how many times I've looked at someone's repo and see .bak files everywhere. I

The issue with SVN is simply the work flow it forces you into. I can't tell you how many times I've looked at someone's repo and see .bak files everywhere. I know right away why they're doing this because I did it myself when I used CVS/SVN. DVCS's let you branch off, experiment, and if it works out you can push everything into the main tree with the history included.