Update Information: June 18, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Orion 0.2 (UCI)
Win64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- engine recompiled to support non-popcnt cpus
http://orionchess.pagesperso-orange.fr/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner
GUI Protocol List
- Tagua: updated link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Linux Engine List
- added Sunsetter
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list
Variants Engine List
- added Colibri - 5 men Online EGTBs
- added Deep Bug
- Sjeng: expanded comment
- Sunsetter: added a link, expanded comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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
AIMP 3.55.1350
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en
Avira AntiVir Personal Free 14.0.4.672
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
Comodo IceDragon 26.0.0.2
Windows only; free; based on Mozilla's Firefox browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
- there is also a Dragon version, which is a security-enhanced Chrome browser
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/icedragon-browser.php
DragonFly BSD 3.8.1
a cutting-edge Linux distribution based on FreeBSD 4, enhanced with a high performance
HAMMER journaling filesystem; virtual kernels that are inherently deadlock-free;
desktops: Awesome, Fluxbox, JWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #79 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/ (iso download)
Glary Utilities 5.2.0.5
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
Jenkins 1.569
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
MariaDB 10.0.12 Stable
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features vs MySQL)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100 (What is MariaDB 10.0?)
http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.12/ (MariaDB 10.0.12 page)
MongoDB 2.6.2
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
SeaMonkey 2.26.1
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
Stickies 8.0a
free Windows reminder program using 'sticky' (persistent) yellow desktop windows
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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