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<title>Update Information: May 3, 2012</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, May 04, 2012, 00:04:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Butcher 1.64 (WB)</span></strong><br />
Win32/64, Linux32/64, DOS; engine also known as 'Rzeźnik'<br />
<a href="http://republika.pl/markol4/">http://republika.pl/markol4/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span><br />
Nothing new today <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>Chad's Chess homepage down for 4 days (provider has discontinued free website hosting)<br />
Dann Corbit homepage down for 311 days<br />
FirstChess source code page down for 4 days<br />
Geko homepage down for 5 days (this Google site has disappeared)<br />
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)<br />
Ildtiadar homepage down for 5 days (404 Not Found)<br />
RDChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
RumbleMinze homepage down today (&quot;Server Error&quot;)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Engine GUI List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added another link for Bringer<br />
- added Chess Informant Expert<br />
- added PGN Mentor<br />
- added CLIM<br />
- added CSBoard<br />
- added another link for KnightCap<br />
- added link and comment for MiniMAX<br />
- removed Freeware.de by Shareware.de SVW GmbH<br />
- added Bauer &amp; Schweitzer GbR (DelphiMAX)<br />
- added Ruffian<br />
- 'Thinker - ThinkerBoard GUI' changed to 'Thinker - ThinkerBoard'<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- renamed CLIM-Chess to CLIM<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Myrddin</span></strong><br />
- John Merlino seems to be having problems; he's converting Myrddin to bitboards<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Native Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added WhOOPSIE ChESS<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list</a></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;">- 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;">GIMP 2.8.0</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">GIMP for Windows 2.6.12</span></strong><br />
Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP); retouch photos, create drawings &amp; renderings, etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.gimp.org/">http://www.gimp.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html">http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html</a> (Windows builds)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 5.4.2 Stable</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 5.3.12 Stable</span></strong><br />
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language mostly used for web applications<br />
<a href="http://php.net/">http://php.net/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SumatraPDF 2.1</span></strong><br />
free, open-source minimalistic PDF/mobi/chm/djvu/cbr reader for Windows; it is a portable app<br />
<a href="http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html">http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html</a></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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