Engine Updates

Butterfly 0.2.7 (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64
- improving the evaluation function
http://sites.google.com/site/butterflychess/

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 177), no new build
- move generation was changed to use magic move generation
- update version number [getting ready for new release?]
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 587)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 11 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 16 days
Betsy homepage down for 117 days
Blitzter homepage down for 53 days
Brama homepage down for 45 days
ChessMind homepage down today
Colossus homepage down for 124 days
Dika homepage down for 46 days
Gosu homepage down for 51 days
InmiChess homepage down today
Nesik homepage down for 20 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (7 days)
Sinobyl homepage down for 70 days
Sissa homepage down for 12 days
Delphil homepage back up

NOTE: CCW site was down for several hours yesterday

Wiki Changes
No changes today

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

Digital Mars D Compiler 1.060 & 2.045 alpha
free Win32 compiler for an interesting language
version 1.060 is the latest stable release; 2.045 is an *alpha* release
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/download.html

Firefox 3.6.4 build 3 beta
open source browser. Recommended!
this is a *beta* release
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html (beta page)

Foxit Reader 3.3.0
free pdf viewer. Faster render than Adobe, less bloat. Recommended.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

RJ TextEd 6.30
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc
http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm (homepage)
http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm (download page)

Meaning of Colors

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

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