Engine Updates

Flux 2.2.1 (UCI)
Java source
this release is equivalent to previous version 2.2
- new Java source code repository
- new homepage
- prepared for open source; licensed under GPL
- this is a GitHub feature parity release of 2.2
http://fluxchess.com/ (homepage)
https://github.com/fluxroot/fluxchess (source)
https://github.com/downloads/fluxroot/fluxchess/Flux-2.2.1.tgz (direct link)

Sting SF_PV (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64; Stockfish derivative
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?s2dg0tjjc2n1e9q (Win32 direct link)
http://www.mediafire.com/?i89diiwtuw7n5ji (Win64 direct link)

Zeta OpenCL 0970 Alpha II (UCI)
this is an experimental engine that uses your GPU for calculations
requires NVidia/AMD GPU with OpenCL driver installed
needs the files "zeta.cl" and "config.cfg" placed in the same directory as the engine
C source; Win64, Linux64
"i guess its ELO is about 1600"
"You will need to edit some values manually in the config.cfg file to run the engine"
https://github.com/smatovic/Zeta/tree/zeta_cl_0970 (source)
https://github.com/smatovic/Zeta/tree/master/bin (builds)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Dann Corbit homepage down for 383 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 12 days (SourceForge project page is okay)
ElTurco homepage down for 2 days
Elf homepage down for 6 days ("Site Suspended")
Pawny homepage down for 5 days (no response in 60 seconds)

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

Calibre 0.8.60
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

C Containers Library
C library to perform STL-like duties (containers, iterators, etc) with nice usage syntax
this is a proposed addition to the standard C library
- silent update, no version change (no version numbering at all)
- added 'ccldoc-src.zip' file
http://code.google.com/p/ccl/downloads/list (download)
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ccl/ccl.html (usage doc in html)
http://code.google.com/p/ccl/downloads/detail?name=ccl.pdf (usage doc in pdf)

FBackup 4.8.278
free, simple backup program for personal or commercial use
http://www.fbackup.com/

GPartEd Live 0.13.0-1 Stable
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)

Parted Magic 2012_07_13
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester; recommended
http://partedmagic.com/

XAMPP 1.8.0
open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
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Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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