Engine Updates
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Chess News
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Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bearded homepage down for 52 days
Frenzee homepage down for 227 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 93 days
Typhoon homepage down for 19 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 92 days (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes
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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

Git 1.7.4.3
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/ (homepage)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes/1.7.4.3.txt (release notes)

KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition 1.19
open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
Classic Edition has fewer features but is adequate; does not require .NET framework
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)

Lcc-Win32/64 3.2
small, simple, fast open source compiler & development tools; Windows-hosted with cross compiling facilities
free for non-commercial use
- the 64-bit version is not new, but new to me
http://www.q-software-solutions.de/products/lcc-win32/index.shtml (Win32)
http://www.q-software-solutions.de/products/lcc-win64/index.shtml (Win64)

Portable C Compiler 1.0
small, simple, fast open source C99 compiler with comprehensible source code
"Portable C Compiler has GCC compatibility enabled by default"
- more interesting as source code than as a practical compiler
http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/ (homepage is very slow to load)
http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/supported-platforms/build-windows/ (building for Windows)
http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/cross-compiler/ (linux-hosted cross compiler for Windows)

UltraVNC 1.0.9.6
cross platform open source remote desktop; can view/control Win, Linux, or Mac
http://www.uvnc.com:8080/ (homepage)
http://www.uvnc.com:8080/downloads/ultravnc/94-ultravnc-1096.html (download)

Vala/Genie 0.12.0
the Vala language resembles C# and the Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
this is the *stable* branch
- add get_next_char to string class
- many bug fixes and binding updates
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-list@gnome.org/msg06813.html (announcement)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

Meaning of Colors

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

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