Engine Updates

DeepBrutePos 1.8 (WB/UCI)
Java source; mp; cross-platform jar file
http://www.vanheusden.com/DeepBrutePos/

Komodo 6 (UCI)
commercial; Win32/64, Linux 64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); limit strength
http://komodochess.com/

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated EPD program: fixed a packaging error in the previous release that omitted two tools
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 74 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 89 days (a 110mb.com site)
Fianchetto homepage down for 89 days (502 error: bad gateway)
GreKo homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
Hamsters homepage down for 53 days (not found)
Kiwi homepage down for 53 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 89 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 73 days (a multimania site)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 20 days (a 110mb.com site)
T-Rex homepage down for 74 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 154 days (not found)
Toga Returns homepage has been hacked and is dangerous to visit

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Schach3D - Chess3D as GUI for Fruit
- added Schach3D - Chess3D as GUI for Glaurung
- added Schach3D - Chess3D as GUI for Rybka
- added Schach3D - Chess3D as GUI for TwistedLogic
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Schach3D - Chess3D
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Shrike
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Musketeer Chess
- added Challenger, UCI Chinese Chess Engine
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list

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

LibreOffice 4.1.2
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- OpenOffice (Apache), LibreOffice (Document Foundation), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

PHP 5.4.21, RC 1
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
http://php.net/

Scala 2.10.3
a powerful OO, imperative/functional jvm language for professional programmers w/Actors for concurrency
http://www.scala-lang.org/

Skype 6.9.0.106
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

Meaning of Colors

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

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