Update Information: August 10, 2015 (Updates)
Engine Updates
MochaChess (UCI)
by Alan Gasperini
C++ source
- source code only
- engine appears complete
https://github.com/alanjg/Chess
Projekt Schachengine 2013 (UCI)
new engine by Projektgruppe Schachengine
Java source; project work for University of Applied Sciences
- source code only
- engine appears complete
- project name is "PaltryChess", but engine prints name as: "Projekt Schachengine 2013"
https://github.com/SMESH-MC/paltry-chess (UCI)
Sayuri 2015.08.10 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases
UCI Chess Engine 0 (UCI)
new engine by Jeffrey An and Michael An
C++ source
- source code only
- engine appears complete
https://github.com/jeffreyan11/uci-chess-engine (UCI)
Chess News
ChessGUI 0.245i (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI/tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable build
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/ (secondary link)
http://biglion.bplaced.net/ (homepage and download)
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
Engine Download List
- added more WBEC engine downloads
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:download:engine_download_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
4MLinux 13.1
independent distro; JWM desktop; #46 in popularity
http://4mlinux.com/
7-Zip 15.06 Beta
open source, cross-platform file archiver with very good compression
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org
Any Video Converter 5.8.3
Windows/Mac freeware/commercial multimedia converter
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
Calibre 2.34.0
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/
DragonFly BSD 4.2.4
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; #66 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/ (iso download)
Jenkins 1.624
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
KaOS 2015.08.07
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #32 in popularity
http://kaosx.us/
KeePass Password Safe Pro 2.30
free, open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
- Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework & is portable across all operating systems
- Classic Edition runs on Windows only, has fewer features, but is adequate
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)
Lcc for Win32/64
small, simple, fast open source C compiler & development tools; Windows-hosted with cross compiling facilities
free for non-commercial use
- version number is unknown
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/README (changes)
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ (website + downloads)
NetWorx 5.4.0
free Windows network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
phpMyAdmin 4.4.13.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
qBittorrent 3.2.0
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/
WinPython 3.4.3.5 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 2.7.10.2 -- 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 2.8.4
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
Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list
NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
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