Engine Updates

Atlas 3.60 (UCI)
mp(2 cpus); multiPV; Win32/64
- "my test shows 30 Elo gain"
http://sites.google.com/site/atlaschess/

DeepBrutePos 2.0 (WB/UCI)
Java source; mp; cross-platform jar file
http://www.vanheusden.com/DeepBrutePos/

DeepSaros 4.1.0 (UCI)
mp (12 cpus); Win32/64, Linux64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
- beware of the browser pop-under ad when downloading!
- fixed a stupid error in the 32-bit versions
- correction of some minor bugs (increased playing strength?)
- changed the Time Manager (though, I'm still not satisfied)
- some changes in the evaluation functions (increased playing strength?)
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/

Komodo 4 (UCI)
commercial; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- this is an older commercial version of Komodo which is now free
- single core only, not mp
http://komodochess.com/downloads.php

NapoleonPP 2013-10-18 (WB)
C++ source; ownGUI; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- new Linux64 build only ("some refactoring")
https://github.com/crybot/Napoleon (project)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/sorgenti/dettagli/19273-Napoleon/ (Italian page)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/projects/files.php?id=639 (alt downloads)
https://github.com/crybot/Napoleon/tree/master/bin/Linux/x64 (new Linux64 download)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Blog Articles

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Graham Banks logos for CaveChess, Jellyfish, and Pedone
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_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

Clonezilla Live 2.2.0-29 Stable
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/
http://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/ (release notes)

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 3.3.1
free registry cleaner; clean and repair incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

Groovy 2.2.0
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

Jenkins 1.541
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

MariaDB 10.0.6 Beta
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra db engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- I don't usually list beta databases, but this one is interesting due to the inclusion of multi-source replication
- "do not use beta releases on production systems"
- use mainstream 5.x version for production MySQL-compatible databases
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100 (What is MariaDB 10.0?)
https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.6/ (MariaDB 10.0.6 page)

Meaning of Colors

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

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