Update Information: November 6, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Butterfly 0.4 Beta 6
C++ source; Win64
- this is a *beta* release
http://code.google.com/p/butterfly-chess-engine/downloads/list
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
GNUchess 6.0.1 JA (WB)
based on Fruit 2.1 code by Fabien Letouzey, with changes by Antonio Ceballos
C++ source; Win32; Cygwin build with dependencies on several dll's (included)
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ (website)
http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/chess/ (source)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/gnuchess-601-ja.zip (direct link)
Supra 7.1 (UCI)
Win32
http://suprachesssystem.com/ (English)
http://www.suprachesssytem.com/ (Portugese)
Chess News
Scid On The Go 1.16 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android by Gerhard Kalab
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Asterisk homepage down for 3 days
Damas homepage down for 42 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 132 days
Smash homepage down for 3 days (website configuration problem)
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- minor edit
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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
Calibre 0.8.25
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers
supports format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/
FrostWire 5.2.7
open source, Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/
Puppy Linux 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.8, update 02'
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
Puppy is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution for Windows users. Recommended.
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
- 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.8' is compatible with Ubuntu packages
- "update 02 is now available"
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news & download)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.2.8/Instant_Update-Lucid528-002.pet (direct link)
http://goo.gl/Cu0J5 (torrent)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list
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