Engine Updates

Sayuri 2013.12.16 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); Linux64
- Linux64 compile is available
- otherwise it is available as source code only
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
- it looks like these releases are nightly builds
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/tree/master/SayuriCompiled/Linux/For64Bit (Linux64)
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + Linux build)

Chess News

Freeware-Schach 3.34 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
- engine only plays within supplied GUI (not standalone)
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

Chess Blog Articles

Nothing new today

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

FileZilla Server 0.9.42
open source, cross-platform ftp server
- most people do not require the server, just the client
http://filezilla-project.org/

IrfanView 4.37
free image viewer/scanner/printer/converter for Windows with some paint/editing options & many plugins
http://www.irfanview.com/

NetBeans IDE 7.4, Patch 2
open source cross-platform IDE used primarily for Java-based programming languages
(supports C/C++, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Java, Groovy, etc.)
supports syntax highlighting, code completion, object browsing, refactoring + more
all languages have debuggers, profilers and unit testing plus support for collaborative programming
http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthyNB74 (changelog)
http://netbeans.org/

Puppy Linux "Quirky 6.0"
Puppy is a popular (#10) and easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
- Precise Puppy is binary-compatible with Ubuntu LTS 12.04.1
- Wary Puppy is intended to run on older hardware
- Racy Puppy is a mod of Wary Puppy, supporting the newest machines
- Slacko Puppy can use Puppy, Slackware, Salix, or Slacky software repositories
- Quirky Puppy is built from Wary and Racy and is very experimental
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00024 (about)
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90784 (discussion)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/x86/quirky-6.0/release-Quirky-6.0.htm (announcement)

UltraVNC 1.1.9.6
open source, cross-platform remote desktop; can view/control Win, Linux, or Mac
http://www.uvnc.com/ (homepage)
http://www.uvnc.com/downloads/ultravnc.html (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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