We have super computers that researchers/scientists run simulations and tests on. We would like them to be able to easily check their code and results into a version control system.
The first thing that came to mind was Subversion, but I have heard of others such as Bazzar, Mercurial and Git.
Which would you recommend, based on the following:
It depends on what your needs are. What is the workflow, what do you expect from the SCM?
SVN is a centralized SCM with only one repository, while others lik Git and Mercurial are decentralized.
Do you want an answer that is relevent to your application or are you just after pros and cons?
I think that the most interesting parts of your problem will not be affected by the exact version control tool but how you standardise the approach to managing code and results and your method for compiling, deploying and running the code then gathering and storing the results. This will make all the difference.
I'd only suggest mercurial since it's easy to use.