Engine Updates

Capa (WB)
4 new commit(s) to the Java source, (rev = 163), no new release
http://sourceforge.net/projects/capa/

Deep Saros 2.3c4 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32, Linux32/64; Ippolit/Toga/Glaurung derivative
- new Linux64 release is a *beta* version
http://deepsaros.jimdo.com/ (new homepage)

IvanHoe 999949j (UCI)
C source; Win32/64 Linux 32/64; Ippolit derivative
- this is a Franklin Titus build
http://chess.cygnitec.com/engine/ivanhoe/

Redqueen (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 506), no new build
- version number was changed: maybe a new release soon?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 100 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
Little Goliath homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
NSVChess homepage down for 54 days (403 error: forbidden)
Pawny homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Prophet site down for 24 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Safrad homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 34 days (internal server error)
Bullucks homepage back up
Pos homepage back up

Wiki Changes

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added another link for Deep Saros
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Retreated Engine List
- removed ChessAlex, added to main list
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list#retreated_engine_list

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

CCleaner 3.01
free registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective: Recommended
http://www.ccleaner.com/
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2010/11/25/ccleaner-v301 (announcement)

GParted Live 0.7.0-7
open source Gnome Partition Editor- resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)

Groovy++ 0.4.93
this is an extension to the standard Groovy jvm language; it supports better runtime efficiency
http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/downloads/list

PeaZip 3.5
open source file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP
- extract 126 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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