Technical Aspects
- The code has been designed with emphasis on parallel scalability. In consequence, it allows for multiple task divisions.
- The language of most of the code is Fortran 90 (almost 50.000 lines at present). Other languages, such as C or Perl, are also used.
- The package is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). In consequence, it is available for use, inspection, and modification for anyone, at the octopus web page.
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