Update Information: November 30, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Deep Junior Yokohama (UCI)
commercial; mp (up to 40 cores); limit strength; Win32/64, Mac
- silent update, version number unchanged
- Mac version released
http://www.hiarcs.com/pc-chess-deep-junior.htm
Chess News
Droidfish 153 DD for Android
port of Stockfish to Android platform + chess GUI
- updated Stockfish engine to version DD
- handle intents with file names ending with .pgn, .epd and .fen
- fixed time management bug triggered by ponder mode
- allow using 16 threads
http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/droidfish/index.html
Chess Blog Articles
Chess for Android: http://aartbik.blogspot.com/2013/11/chess-for-android-on-smartwatch.html
iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2013/11/drawish-pawn-structures.html
VajoletChess: shttp://vajoletchess.blogspot.it/2013/11/a-modern-way-to-collect-principal.html
Wiki Changes
Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Dreamer: minor edits
- Fairy-Max: added another link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_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
Linux Mint 16
Ubuntu-based distro; desktops: Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #1 in popularity
- only Cinnamon and MATE desktops are available for now
http://linuxmint.com/
System Explorer 4.5.0
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/
Tiny Core Linux 5.1
Independent distro; Openbox, Fluxbox desktops; #47 in popularity
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
VirtualBox 4.3.4
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
Zero Install 2.3.6
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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