Update Information: December 19, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Daniel Jose Windows builds
Donna 1.0 DJ (UCI)
new engine by Michael Dvorkin
Go source; Win32/64; support for Polyglot opening books
- engine moved from source-code-only section into main engine list
https://github.com/michaeldv/donna (source)
http://www.andscacs.com/donna/donna1.rar (direct link to exe files)
Pedone 1.0 (UCI)
mp; Win32/64, Linux32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs & Polyglot opening books
- silent update, version number unchanged
- added new Win32 & Linux32 builds
http://www.g-sei.org/pedone/
Chess News
HIARCS Chess Explorer 1.8 Chess GUI (UCI)
Commercial; FRC; Win32/64, Mac; mp
- free update for paying customers
http://www.hiarcs.com/
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page 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
Calibre 2.13.0
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/
CCleaner 5.01
free Windows/Mac/Android registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2014/12/18/ccleaner-v501 (announcement)
Elive 2.5.0
Linux disro based on Debian(stable); Enlightenment desktop; #47 in popularity
http://www.elivecd.org/
Feng Office 3.0
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)
GCC 4.8.4
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
- this is a new bugfix update to an older version
http://gcc.gnu.org/ (homepage)
http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.8/ (grouped 4.8.x announcements)
Git 2.2.1
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/
GnuCash 2.6.5
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses
http://www.gnucash.org/
Groovy 2.3.9
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)
LibreOffice 4.3.5
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)
PHP 5.6.4
PHP 5.5.20
PHP 5.4.36
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- security fixes
http://php.net/
PostgreSQL 9.4.0
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1557/ (announcement)
qBittorrent 3.1.11.1
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/
SparkyLinux 3.6
distro based on Debian(testing); Enlightenment, JWM, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, Razor-qt, Xfce desktops; #25 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/
ToDoList 6.9.1
Windows/iOS/Android open-source todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
http://www.abstractspoon.com/ (homepage)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5371/ToDoList-Feature-Release-An-effective-and-flexible (info + download)
TortoiseSVN 1.8.10
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/
WordPress 4.1
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/ (homepage)
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