Update Information: November 18, 2009 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Crafty 23.1 (WB)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64; Linux, Mac
ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/source/ (source)
http://www.webkikr.com/ (Peter Skinner build)
Frittle 0.5 (UCI)
Java source and builds available from home page; Win, Linux, Mac
http://sourceforge.net/projects/frittle/
Gaviota 0.74.12 (WB/UCI)
a bugfix to yesterday's 0.74.11 release
Win 32/64, Linux
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/
RedQueen (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 83), no download yet
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess
Down chess websites
Smirf site down for 27 days
T-Rex site down today
Wiki Changes
FACE Tournament
- updates showing latest tournament results
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
Chess Engine List
- added N.E.G.
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Note: Be careful not to install unwanted toolbars, etc.
GParted 0.4.8-7
open source Gnome Partition Editor- resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-testing/ (download)
IPNetInfo 1.20
free utility that finds all info about an IP address: owner, country, contact info, etc.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ipnetinfo.html
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
open source web browser.
This is a *beta* release with new features; it may contain bugs or crash
https://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2009/11/18/firefox-beta-3-6-revision-3-now-available-for-download/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html (beta downloads)
RJ TextEd 5.75 beta 1
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc
This is a *beta* release with new features; it may contain bugs or crash
http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm (homepage)
http://www.rjsoftware.se/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=1086 (beta announcement)
http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm (download page)
µTorrent 2.1 alpha 17350
free BitTorrent client; compatible with recent versions of Vuze/Azureus and BitComet
This is an *alpha* release with new features; it contains bugs and may crash often
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=63247 (info)
http://download.utorrent.com/beta/utorrent-2.1-beta-17350.upx.exe (direct download)
µTorrent 2.0 beta 17341
free BitTorrent client; compatible with recent versions of Vuze/Azureus and BitComet
This is a *beta* release with new features; it may contain bugs or crash
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=60602 (info)
http://download.utorrent.com/beta/utorrent-2.0-beta-17341.upx.exe (direct download)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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