Git and SVN solve different problems. You should use the one most suited to your current project/needs. SVN is a centralized whereas Git is a distributed. With SVN, you have a local working copy and with Git you have a local repository. It is for this reason it may seem that Git is overly complex. If you want to fork a repo and add features that will be different from the projects original goals then Git might just work best for you. If you want a group of individuals contributing to a common code base then SVN will be your best bet. :)