>SVN's model is both simpler than stated here, but also much more complex to reason about. Well, sure, but if I understand his intent it's to demonstrate that

>SVN's model is both simpler than stated here, but also much more complex to reason about. Well, sure, but if I understand his intent it's to demonstrate that Git's not hugely superior in clarity to freaking SVN. I don't think he's defending SVN, though I'd only be completely sure of that if he mentioned hg at some point.