Update Information: April 7, 2015 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Cheese 1.7 (WB/UCI)
multiPV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- new Android build
http://cheesechess.free.fr/en/download.html
Sayuri 2015.04.06 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases
Chess News
Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Strelka 5 (UCI)
- Bobcat 3.25 (rev.6493) (UCI)
- Maverick 0.60 JA (UCI)
- Gnu Chess 6.2.1 (WB)
- Gunborg 1.0 JA (UCI)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html
Norm Pollock site
PGN, TXT & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book Databases
- PGN programs: added mateExtract - extracts games that end with a checkmate. Games must not have comments.
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html
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
GUI Protocol List
- ChessGenius: updated a link; added a link; removed a link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Native Engine List
- added CHEOPS
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
Firefox 37.0.1
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
Greenshot 1.2.5.19
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
http://getgreenshot.org/
Jenkins 1.606
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
LameXP 4.11
open source audio encoder GUI for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC & many more
http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/
http://muldersoft.com/#lamexp
LXLE 14.04.2
Lubuntu-based (LTS) distro; LXDE desktop; #12 in popularity
http://lxle.net/
MySQL Community Server 5.6.24
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
- slowly losing popularity to MariaDB, a work-alike, drop-in competitor with more features
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)
phpMyAdmin 4.4.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
Skype 7.3.0.101
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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