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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, June 01, 2012, 01:45:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Bismark 1.4 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source (some versions); Win32<br />
- no source code for this version<br />
<a href="http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm">http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm</a> (SDChess)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Rocinante 2.0 JA (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source with mixed English and Spanish names and comments; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android<br />
- first time available for the Android build<br />
<a href="http://jimablett.net63.net/">http://jimablett.net63.net/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Bayeselo 0057.3 JA</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win32<br />
- new JA build does not require external dlls<br />
<a href="http://jimablett.net63.net/">http://jimablett.net63.net/</a></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 32 days (provider has discontinued free website hosting)<br />
Dann Corbit homepage down for 339 days<br />
Tony Mokonen download page down for 3 days (404 Error: not found)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</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;">Greenshot 1.0.0.1906 Unstable</span></strong><br />
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows<br />
- this is an unstable (*beta*) release<br />
<a href="http://getgreenshot.org/">http://getgreenshot.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Groovy 2.0.0 RC 1</span></strong><br />
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org/">http://groovy.codehaus.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MariaDB 5.5.24 Stable</span></strong><br />
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra db engines &amp; extra features<br />
&quot;MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL&quot;<br />
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/">http://kb.askmonty.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features">http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features</a> (extra features)<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5524-release-notes">http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5524-release-notes</a> (release notes)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Orwell Dev-C++ 5.2.0.2</span></strong><br />
excellent cross-platform open source C/C++ IDE<br />
- speedups, bugfixes, and more/improved features<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 5.4.4 RC 2</span></strong><br />
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language mostly used for web applications<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://php.net/">http://php.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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