Update Information: October 31, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
pChess 2.0 (UCI)
FutureBasic source; own GUI; FRC; Mac32/64 only, *no* Windows, *no* Linux builds
- engine portion is named 'peaBrain'
http://www.chess.com/download/view/pchess-20 (download)
http://home.earthlink.net/~johnrpenner/index-creative.html (homepage)
Chess News
Stockfish 2.13.0 for IOS
the mobile version of Stockfish has been updated
- this is a bugfix release
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stockfish-chess/id305558605?mt=8
Xboard 4.8.0b for OSX (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI for Mac
- added UCI2WB
- added Eleeye (Xiangqi engine)
- HGM bugfix for possible engine hangs
- requires OSX 10.7 or better
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=53274
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
FACE Tournament
- updated pages: Face, Participants, Downloads
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
FACE Tournament
- FACE 14, Div 1 halftime results
http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=2936#p2938
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
Calibre 2.8.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/
CentOS 6.6
Linux distro based on Red Hat Enterprise; choice of GNOME or KDE desktop; #8 in popularity
http://www.centos.org/
FileZilla Server 0.9.48
open source, cross-platform ftp server
- most people do not require the server, just the client
http://filezilla-project.org/
Firefox 33.0.2
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
GCC 4.9.2
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)
Git 2.1.3
cross-platform distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/
Jenkins 1.588
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
LibreOffice 4.3.3
LibreOffice 4.2.7
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.311.0
free PDF file viewer for Windows
http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
Scala 2.11.4
a powerful OO, imperative/functional jvm language for professional programmers w/Actors for concurrency
http://www.scala-lang.org/
Skype 6.22.81.104
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
SQLite 3.8.7.1
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- "a bug-fix release"
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_7_1.html (changelog)
System Explorer 6.0.0
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/
VMware Player 6.0.4
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator, similar to VirtualBox
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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