Open SonATA stands for Open SETI on the Allen Telescope Array and is the open source version of the software are used for signal detection by the SETI Institute on the

Allen Telescope Array The Allen Telescope Array (ATA), formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope (1hT), is a radio telescope array dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The array is situated at th ...

(ATA). The software currently runs on Linux and macOS operating systems and is intended to be ported to multiple platforms. The Allen Telescope Array uses the OpenSUSE operating system on the SonATA computers. Before the release of the code to the public setiQuest had to find all instances that conflicted with the GPL license they looked to release it in. With the release of Open SonATA 2.1, setiQuest released the source code to the public under the

GPL License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. The license was the first copyleft for general ...

. setiQuest has included "ways to help" in their documentation of the software. The source code can be found in setiQuest's GitHub repository. Open SonATA is closely related to the setiQuest project.

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