OpendTect User Documentation version 4.2
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1.2. Release notes

This is the user documentation for release OpendTect v.4.2.0, an open source post-processing, and seismic interpretation system launched by dGB

OpendTect is an open source software system that is released via the internet. Users can download the software from the OpendTect website.

OpendTect system is a complete seismic interpretation system that can compete with any commercial system available on the market to date.

OpendTect V4.2 is released under a triple licensing strategy:

1) under the GNU GPL license.
2) under a Commercial license.
3) under an Academic license.

Under the GNU / GPL license OpendTect is completely free-of-charge, including for commercial use.
The commercial license enables the user to extend the system with (closed source) commercial plugins that can either be purchased or leased.
Under the academic license agreement universities can get free licenses for OpendTect and commercial plugins for R&D and educational purposes.

OpendTect is currently supported on the following platforms:
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