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Update Information: May 8, 2015 (Updates)

by Ron @, Friday, May 08, 2015, 20:30

Engine Updates

Clubfoot 1.0.41ac4b3 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; Win builds require additional dlls (not included)
https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot

Galjoen 0.28 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI; Win64; uses Polyglot books
- added support for UCI protocol
http://www.goudengaljoen.be/

Danial Jose Win64 builds
GreKo 12.6 Win64 DJ (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win64
http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko12.6_x64.zip (direct link)

Dmitri Gusev Win64 builds
Igorrit 0.086v4 Che 1.0 DG (UCI)
- new build of an old engine
http://www.firenzina.org/Che_1-0.zip

K2 0.75 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess alt download)
https://github.com/serg-meus/k2

Komodo 9.01 (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Syzygy egtbs
- bugfix: sudden death time controls
- bugfix: ignore duplicate UCI commands from non-compliant GUIs
- bugfix: Win32 mp code
http://komodochess.com/

Nirvanachess 2.1c (UCI)
mp; Win32/64
- bugfix for incorrect mate scores
- bugfix for smp code
- also seems to be a bugfix for pondering
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/5hw5brwihc4308t/Nirvanachess_2.1b.rar (direct link)

Sayuri 2015.05.05 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Superpawn build 100 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- can be built onto Linux and Mac platforms
http://chess.johnbyrd.org/

Chess News

ChessX 1.3.2 GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows32/64, Mac64 & Linux w/ analysis only (not for playing)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/
http://chessx.sourceforge.net/

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

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

FACE Tournament
updates by Gerhard
- new Edition 15 of FACE tournament has started! :-)
- updated pages: face, edition_14, history, participants, download
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

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

Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.10.434 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

BitTorrent 7.9.3 (build 40299)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Drupal 7.37
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
- "maintenance and security release"
http://drupal.org/home

FrostWire 6.1.0
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

LibreOffice 4.4.3
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) have the same root codebase,
but LibreOffice is the version kept most up-to-date
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Linux Kernel 4.0.2
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

MariaDB 10.0.18 Stable
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- gaining popularity from MySQL, a work-alike competitor with fewer features
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features vs MySQL)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100 (What is MariaDB 10?)
http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.17/ (MariaDB 10.0.17 page)

Pale Moon 25.4.0
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

phpMyAdmin 4.4.5
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

SQLite 3.8.10
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- this is "a regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- performance improvements, fixes to several arcane bugs
- new "sqldiff.exe" command-line utility
- improvements to the documentation, and other enhancements
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_10.html (changelog)

Transmission-Qt Win 2.84.3
open source BitTorrent client for Windows
http://trqtw.sourceforge.net/blog/

Wordpress 4.2.2
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/

Zero Install 2.8.0
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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