Engine Updates

Ghost 2 (WB)
Win32, Linux32/64
- new Linux32 build
http://www.ghostchess.de/

IvanHoe 999964 (UCI)
Win32/64; mp; Ippolit derivative
http://www.chesslogik.com/ivanhoe.htm

Chess News

HaQiKi D
Xiangqi engine by HG Muller
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/HaQiKiD.exe (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 15 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 20 days
Betsy homepage down for 121 days
Blitzter homepage down for 57 days
Brama homepage down for 49 days
ChessMind homepage down for 5 days
Colossus homepage down for 128 days
Dika homepage down for 50 days
Gosu homepage down for 55 days
InmiChess homepage down for 2 days
Nesik homepage down for 24 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (11 days)
Pos homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 74 days
Sissa homepage down for 16 days

Wiki Changes
Nothing new 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

LameXP 3.1.8 hotfix-2
open source graphical front-end for the LAME MP3, Ogg Vorbis and Nero AAC audio encoders
http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/home/?page=projects#lamexp

Python 2.7 beta 2
popular open source scripting language
this is a *beta* release
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/ (beta download and info)

Vuze 4.4.0.4
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php

Meaning of Colors

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

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