[slavik81]

> Part of my work is getting scientists to use version control. I kid you not, there are many here who follow the advice: Before you try to put it into git, make a backup.

I know some that won't delete code. If they need to change something, they leave the previous code commented out. They don't merge, either. All changes are manually applied to every branch. They don't trust SVN, despite having used it for years.

I don't know why you think it would be better with hg. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.