http://www.perlmonks.org?node_id=760132

Git & GitHub seems to get all the attention in the Perl world nowadays. Since perl itself is on git, a lot of people are attracted to Git & GitHub (or so I think). So, why do you choose /Git(hub)?/i over Mercurial/Bitbucket or vice versa? Is it because Well, you can also explain why Git & Hg both sux if you're using another VCS for your projects :) Me? I choose Hg mainly because Git lacks native Windows port and Hg seemed more familiar after a long Perforce experience.