Update Information: September 6, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Bouquet 1.4 (UCI)
Win32/64; Ippolit derivative
- silent update, version number unchanged
- this is a new update to an older version (current version is 1.6)
https://sites.google.com/site/chessbouquet/
NapoleonPP ??? (WB)
C++ source; ownGUI; Win32/64, Linux32/64; missing some dependencies: MS runtimes & possibly missing Boost libraries
- new binaries for Windows
- first time for Linux binaries
- none of these builds run on my machines
- newest builds are available exclusively from project site
- author states that Windows exe requires http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 to run
- there may be missing dependencies for the Boost libraries as well
https://github.com/crybot/Napoleon (project)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/sorgenti/dettagli/19273-Napoleon/ (Italian page)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/projects/files.php?id=639 (alt downloads)
Chess News
MangoPaola 2.2-2 Chess GUI (WB)
C source; own GUI; Win32, Linux
- this is a Debian release (.deb file)
- this version was announced August 31, 2013, removed, and now has returned
- it is unknown if this version differs from the original 2.2-2
http://mangocomputerca.blogspot.com.es/
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex WBTM homepage down for 46 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 61 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 37 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 61 days (502 error: bad gateway)
Hamsters homepage down for 25 days (not found)
Kiwi homepage down for 25 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 61 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 45 days (a multimania site)
Spark homepage down for 37 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 10 days (a 110mb.com site)
T-Rex homepage down for 46 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 126 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
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2014.4117
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2014
Calibre 1.2.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/
FrostWire 5.6.4
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/
Groovy 2.1.7
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)
PHP 5.5.4, RC 1
PHP 5.4.20, RC 1
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- these are *release candidates*
http://php.net/ (homepage)
VLC Media Player 2.1 for iOS
open source, cross-platform multimedia player (audio/video)
http://www.videolan.org/
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Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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