Okay, this won't give me the latest bleeding edge version, but instead I get a mature application that is well-tested and provides more functionality than I ever needed. (in particular, more functionality than SVG-edit)
But the same goes for Google Docs and OpenOffice. Having more features isn't always what matters most.
> But the same goes for Google Docs and OpenOffice
I beg to differ. Google Docs does provide some important features which OpenOffice doesn't provide.
However, I didn't find any such thing in SVG-edit.
> Having more features isn't always what matters most.
Apart from stability (which could also be considered a feature), what else are you talking about? The set of features determines the usefulness (or uselessness) of an application, doesn't it?
Apart from stability (which could also be considered a feature)
At what point does anything that makes an application more useful a feature? If this is the definition of a feature, then your second point seems a bit obvious.
But the same goes for Google Docs and OpenOffice. Having more features isn't always what matters most.