Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Zoe 01 JA (WB)
new engine by James Stanley; recursive engine name where ZOE = Zoe Opponent Engine
C source; Win32, Linux32
JA enhancements:
- added simple winboard time control
- PV display in Arena (not perfect)
- Winboard analysis mode implemented (may be useful to author)
- src code ported to Windows
- new logo
https://github.com/jes/zoe (Zoe project)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/zoe-01-ja.zip (direct link)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 21 days (a 110mb.com site)
Comet homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Crafty Chess Interface homepage down today (not found)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 506 days
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 21 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 21 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 20 days (project removed)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 21 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

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

Adblock Plus 1.3.1 for Opera
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/releases/adblock-plus-131-for-opera-released (announcement)
https://adblockplus.org/en/

JSDuck 4.4.0
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck

Vala 0.18.1
Vala language resembles C# and Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
- this is an update to the *stable* branch
- bug fixes and binding updates
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-devel-list@gnome.org/msg00039.html (announcement)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

Meaning of Colors

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

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