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Update Information: March 10, 2015 (Updates)

by Ron @, Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 18:49

Engine Updates

Carballo 1.1.1 (UCI)
Java source; cross-platform jar file; supports Polyglot books
- jar file is found inside file 'carballo-uci-1.1.1.tgz'
https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/
https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/releases

Dann Corbit Win32/64 builds
Clubfoot 1.0 DC (UCI)
new engine by Shawn Chidester
C++ source; Win32/64
https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot (source)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tfigspzrh3nmnoz/Clubfoot.7z?dl=0 (direct link)

Sayuri 2015.03.08 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Sjaak II 1.0, RC 6 (WB)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64, variants
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-download.html

Chess News

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- ECCE r.508 JA (UCI)
- Clubfoot r.2293 JA (UCI)
- Octochess r.6556 JA (WB/UCI)
- Octochess r.4995 JA (WB/UCI)
- Ifrit M18 JA (UCI)
- NGplay 9.86 JA (WB)
- Sting 4.8.4 JA (UCI)
- Mango Paola 1.1 JA (WB)
- Vajolet 2.03.1 JA (UCI)
- Sayuri 2015.03.02 (UCI)
- Joanna 2002 JA (WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Ordo 0.9.9.3
calculates relative ratings based on game results
https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Chess Logos List
- updated count of Norbert Raimund Leisner Chess Logos
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Engine GUI List
- no longer available: Chess Coach, Nejmet
- added: RNDChess, Jerry GUI
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Variants Engine List
- added: Hybrids Chessboard
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

Adblock Plus 2.6.8 for Firefox
Adblock Plus 1.8.12 for Chrome, Opera & Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.8.650 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

BurnAware Free 7.9
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software for Windows
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

DragonFly 4.0.4
a cutting-edge 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; #61 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/ (iso download)

Feng Office 3.1.2.0
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)

Foxit Reader 7.1.0.0306
free Windows pdf viewer
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

Git 2.3.2
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

HandBrake 0.10.1
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)
http://handbrake.fr/

HHVM 3.6.0
Facebook's open-source replacement/improvement for PHP
- HHVM programs run much faster than PHP programs
- package includes the Hack programming language, version 3.6.0
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases

Jenkins 1.603
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

MakuluLinux 8.0
based on Debian (testing); desktops: Cinnamon, Enlightenment, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #42 in popularity
- 32-bit-only distro
http://www.makululinux.com/

Opera 28
somwhat popular web browser
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

WinPython 2.7.9.3 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 3.3.5.6 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 3.4.3.1 -- for Win32/64
open-source portable distribution of Python for Windows32/64
allows use of different Python versions that are fully isolated from each other
WinPython is the easiest way of getting Spyder IDE working on Win32/64
NumPy, SciPy and Matplot are also included
- this is a large file to download (more than 200 MB)
http://winpython.github.io/

Zero Install 2.7.3
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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