Hi All,
The reasons are basically:
1) After using git solidly for the past year attempting to use svn, even in the limited amount required to update this code, almost gave me an aneurysm.
2) Hopefully this will make it easier to get changes like these patches integrated by making use of github forking / pull requests, etc.
I'll be attempting to make some more time for the project over the next little while and address the questions / issues that have cropped up over the past few months.
Many Thanks,
Richard