Update Information: May 13, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
PyChess 0.12, Beta 2 (WB)
Python source; Linux32/64
http://code.google.com/p/pychess/downloads/list
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down for 18 days (403 error: forbidden)
Belofte homepage down for 63 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChessMind homepage down for 9 days (not found)
Dolphin homepage down for 61 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 15 days ("domain name expired")
InmiChess homepage down for 58 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 25 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Power Chess PGN Databases page down for 6 days (not found)
Pyotr homepage down for 58 days (not found)
Revati homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Wing homepage down for 10 days (not found)
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
Akka 2.1.3
open source library for Scala or other JVM languages; gives developers a simpler programming
model to develop highly reliable asynchronous, non-blocking applications for concurrent or
parallel operation using Actors, STM & Transactors; multi-core scalable and fault-tolerant
http://akka.io/ (homepage)
Antergos 2013.05.12
Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distro; Gnome3 desktop; #25 in popularity
- formerly known as Cinnarch
http://www.antergos.com/
Manjaro Linux 0.8.5.2
Arch-based distro; desktops: Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #9 in popularity
http://manjaro.org/
NetWorx 5.2.8
free network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
OS4 4.1 "Enterprise"
Debian/Xubuntu-based Linux distro; XFCE or KDE desktop; #13 in popularity
- this is an update for the LTS commercial version
http://www.os4online.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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