Update Information: July 16, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Rybka Fossils JA (UCI)
these are old Jim Ablett builds (from 2009) of early Rybka engines
- hosted here at the Computer-Chess Wiki
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:download:engine_download_list (all CC-Wiki downloads)
http://www.computer-chess.org/data/media/computer_chess/wiki/download/rybka_fossils-ja.zip (direct link)
SilChess 3.1 (WB)
C++ source; Win32, Linux32/64; engine is part of Eagle Mode own GUI
- new builds of the engine without the GUI by the author
- hosted here at the Computer-Chess Wiki
http://eaglemode.sourceforge.net/ (Eagle Mode homepage)
http://github.com/ackalker/eaglemode/ (older source code)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eaglemode/files/ (Eagle Mode downloads)
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:download:engine_download_list (all CC-Wiki downloads)
http://www.computer-chess.org/data/media/computer_chess/wiki/download/silchess-3.1.zip (direct link)
Chess News
Freeware-Schach 3.39 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
- security updates and stability improvements
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
the following pages were updated by Norbert Raimund Leisner:
engine_gui_list
gui_protocol_support_list
links
native_engine_list
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 3.55.1355
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en
Drupal 7.29
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
http://drupal.org/home
FileZilla Client 3.9.0, RC 3
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
- this is a *release candidate*
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)
FreeBSD 9.3
Independent Linux distro; desktops: AfterStep, Blackbox, Enlightenment,
Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #19 in popularity
http://www.freebsd.org/
GCC 4.9.1
open source C/C++ compiler for Linux
includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages
http://gcc.gnu.org/ (homepage)
http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.9/ (grouped 4.9.x announcements)
GPartEd Live 0.19.1-1 Stable
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)
Java 8, Update 11
Java 7, Update 65
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable Java in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more zero-day security fixes along with bugfixes & enhancements
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (Java 7 download)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java 8 download)
Paint.NET 4.0.2
very nice free image and photo editing software (paint program)
http://www.getpaint.net/
Redis 2.8.13 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- experimental support for Windows
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download
SparkyLinux 3.4.1
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #22 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/
System Explorer 5.9.0
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graph/monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/
VirtualBox 4.3.14
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)
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
Zorin OS 9
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; GNOME or LXDE desktop; #9 in popularity
- emulates WinXP/Win7 look-and-feel
http://www.zorin-os.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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