Update Information: December 18, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Napoleon 1.2.1 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- new version numbering scheme
- added SEE
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)
http://github.com/crybot/Napoleon/tree/master/bin/ (new builds)
Sayuri 2013.12.18 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); Linux64
- Linux64 compile is available
- otherwise it is available as source code only
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
- it looks like these releases are nightly builds
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/tree/master/SayuriCompiled/Linux/For64Bit (Linux64)
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + Linux build)
Chess News
Nothing new today
Chess Blog Articles
Nothing new today
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 1.7 for Chrome and Opera
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/
BitTorrent 7.8.2 (build 30417)
freeware; the original bit torrent program
http://www.bittorrent.com/
Dropbox 2.4.10
free, cross-platform online backup, file sync, and cloud-based file sharing
- 2 GB of space for free
http://www.dropbox.com/
Jenkins 1.545
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
LibreOffice 4.1.4
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- OpenOffice (Apache), LibreOffice (Document Foundation), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
Miranda IM 0.10.20
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/
SuperAntiSpyware 5.7.1014 Free Edition
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version
http://www.superantispyware.com/
VirtualBox 4.3.6
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install one or more 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)
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