Engine Updates

Texel 1.02 (UCI)
C++ source; Win64, Linux64, Android; (replaces CuckooChess)
- Linux builds by author require cpu supporting SSE4.2 and POPCOUNT
http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/javachess/ChangeLog.txt (changes)
http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/javachess/index.html

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Texel 1.02 JA (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AdaChess homepage down for 20 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 44 days (403 error: forbidden)
JavaRival homepage down for 51 days (no response in 60 seconds)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 32 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 36 days (misconfigured server)

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

FreeBSD 8.4
Independent Linux distro; desktops: AfterStep, Blackbox, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #22 in popularity
- this is an update to an older legacy branch
http://www.freebsd.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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