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<title>Update Information: June 25, 2011</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Sunday, June 26, 2011, 01:48:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Critter 1.2 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Pascal source for older versions; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android<br />
- new URL<br />
<a href="http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/">http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Supra 1.2 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win32<br />
<a href="http://www.suprachesssytem.com/">http://www.suprachesssytem.com/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">UCI Engines for Android</span></strong><br />
Aart Bik's free chess products for Android phone<br />
- new: Critter 1.2 (UCI) chess engine<br />
<a href="http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html">http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Rival 1.1.3 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
another free engine + GUI for Android<br />
<a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netadapt.rivalchess">https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netadapt.rivalchess</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Winglet tutorial</span></strong><br />
A step-by-step guide for writing and improving your own bitboard chess engine by Stef Luijten<br />
- Stef continues writing his C++ tutorial<br />
<a href="http://www.sluijten.com/winglet/">http://www.sluijten.com/winglet/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>BabyChess homepage down for 77 days (404: page not found)<br />
Frenzee homepage down for 310 days (purposely down until new engine release)<br />
Superchessengine homepage down for 13 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash &amp; Toga II)<br />
<span style="color:#090;">Bubble homepage back up <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" alt=":-)" /> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span><br />
Nothing new today <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;"><br />
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LibreOffice 3.4.1 RC 2</span></strong><br />
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://www.documentfoundation.org/">http://www.documentfoundation.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/">http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Task Coach 1.2.21</span></strong><br />
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc<br />
<a href="http://www.taskcoach.org/">http://www.taskcoach.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Zero Install 1.1</span></strong><br />
open source, cross platform, decentralised cross-distribution software installation system<br />
&quot;Create one package that works everywhere; With dependency handling and automatic updates&quot;<br />
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently<br />
<a href="http://0install.net/faq.html">http://0install.net/faq.html</a> (FAQ)<br />
<a href="http://0install.net/">http://0install.net/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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