Update Information: September 19, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Protector 1.7.0 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux64
- Win64 build only
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project and source code)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/files/ (package downloads)
Sjakk 2.2 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64
http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~jacobbl/jacob/Sjakk/Sjakk.htm
Chess News
PgnScanner 0.92
scan and extract information from pgn files
http://www.zeitnot.fr/index.php/pgnscanner/5-pgnscanner-eng
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
FACE Tourney
- latest results for Division 2 competition posted
http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=2910#p2915
Native Engine List
- added Chess-Bot]
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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
BitTorrent 7.9.2 (Build 34026)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/
Feng Office 2.7.1.1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)
Firefox 32.0.2
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
FileZilla Server 0.9.47
open source, cross-platform ftp server
- most people do not require the server, just the client
http://filezilla-project.org/
ICQ 8.2.7137
audio/video/text chat w/ connectivity to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc for desktop & mobile
http://www.icq.com/en
Lcc for Win32/64
small, simple, fast open source C compiler & development tools; Windows-hosted with cross compiling facilities
free for non-commercial use
- version number is unknown
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/README (changes)
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ (website + downloads)
PHP 5.5.17
PHP 5.4.33
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- this is an update for older versions, the current version is 5.6.0
http://php.net/
Redis 2.8.17 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- experimental support for Windows
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download
Ruby 2.1.3
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ (homepage)
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/09/19/ruby-2-1-3-is-released/ (announcement + download)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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