Update Information: May 14, 2015 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Krudo 0.14b (UCI)
new engine by Francesco Bianco
Java source; cross-platform jar file
http://sourceforge.net/projects/krudo/ (source)
http://www.g-sei.org/krudo/ (download)
Skotz 0.2.1 Alpha (UCI)
new engine by Scott Clayton
C# source; Win32/64
https://github.com/skotz/skotz-chess-engine/releases
Chess News
Nothing new today
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
Private Engine List
- added Alcatraz, Dark Horse and Ginkgo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list
Someday Engine List
- added Chessbot
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list#someday_announcement_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
Git 2.4.1
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/
KiTTY 0.64.0.2
open source fork of PuTTY; Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
http://www.9bis.net/kitty/
Linux Kernel 4.0.3
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/
MongoDB 3.0.3 Production Release
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
PHP 5.5.25
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- bufix and security fixes for an older versions, current version is 5.6.8
http://php.net/
phpMyAdmin 4.4.6.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
Silverlight 5.1.40416.0
programmable web browser plugin that enables features such as animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback
http://silverlight.net/
SuperAntiSpyware 6.0.1194
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version
http://www.superantispyware.com/
VirtualBox 4.3.28
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install one or more guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
WinPython 3.4.3.3 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 3.3.5.8 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 2.7.9.5 -- 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/
Wireshark 1.12.5 Stable
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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