Update Information: January 7, 2016 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Deepov 0.3 (UCI)
C++ source
- new version available as source code only: new builds please?
https://github.com/RomainGoussault/Deepov/releases
Supra 22.2 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
http://www.supra-chess-engine.info/
Chess News
Chess for Android 5.1.1 Chess GUI (XB/UCI)
Aart Bik's free GUI + chess engine for Android
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/ (blog)
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html (homepage and download)
FACE Tournament
- Edition 15, Division 2 endtable
- Edition 15, Division 1 started
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
modified EPD program: epdConvert - now has 2 output files
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html
Chess Programming Blogs
iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2016/01/ice-3-elo-gain.html
Updated Wiki Pages
Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list
FACE Tournament
update by Gerhard
- updated pages: face, participants & ratings
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list
Oldies Collection List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:oldies_collection_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
NOTE: Microsoft did not honor my administrator settings. All future updates of Windows-only software will no longer be listed here.
Adblock Plus 1.10 for Chrome, Opera and Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- not related to AdBlocck
http://adblockplus.org/en/
BleachBit 1.10
free and open-source disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer for Linux & Windows
http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/
Drupal 8.02
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
http://drupal.org/home
Firefox 43.0.4
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
Git 2.7.0
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/
LLVM 3.7.1
compiler back-end for compile-time, link-time, run-time, and "idle-time" optimization of programs
written in arbitrary programming languages
http://llvm.org/
PHP 7.0.2
PHP 5.6.17
PHP 5.5.31
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- bufix and security fixes only for older versions
- latest version is PHP 7.0.2
http://php.net/
PostgreSQL 9.5.0
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
- due to security fixes: "All users should update their PostgreSQL installation at the next opportunity"
- new UPSERT command added
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1636/ (announcement)
Q4OS 2.0.2
Linux distro based on Debian (Stable); Trinity desktop; #33 in popularity
http://q4os.org/
SQLite 3.10.0
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- "this is a regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- many new features, bugs fixed & performance optimized
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_10_0.html (changelog)
Thunderbird 38.5.1
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)
WordPress 4.4.1
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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