Engine Updates

Butterfly 0.1.9 (WB)
C++ source; Win32
- mvv/lva
http://sites.google.com/site/butterflychess/

Protector 1.3.4 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 250), no new build
- search change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Chess News

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 574)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem chess websites
Amundsen homepage down for 2 days
BabyChess down for 40 days
Betsy homepage down for 77 days
Blitzer homepage down for 11 days
Brama homepage down for 4 days
Colossus homepage down for 83 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 55 days
Dika homepage down for 5 days
Gosu homepage down for 10 days
Sinobyl homepage down for 29 days
Armageddon homepage back up

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
- lots of changes by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Linux Engine List
- lots of changes by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
- lots of changes by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Native Engine List
- lots of changes by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

SMP Engine List
- lots of changes by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- added The King (ChessMaster)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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 occasionally crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

7-Zip 9.12 beta
open source file archiver with very good compression. Recommended.
this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

Clonezilla Live 1.2.4-28
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/

CPU-Z 1.54
free utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

GParted 0.5.2-3 & 0.5.2-5
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)

µTorrent 2.0.1 beta 18758
open source BitTorrent client
this is a *beta* release
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=68992 (info)

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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