Engine Updates

DeepSaros_eXp rev.6 (UCI)
mp (12 cpus); FRC, own GUI, multi-pv; Win64, Linux64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
- "Deep_Saros is a fork of an old version of the engine Ivanhoe, to be precise it's ver. 999952a"
- improved search routines
- improved time manager
- improved evaluation functions
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/ (homepage)
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/2014/08/deepsarosexp-rev6.html (announcement)

Gambit 18 (WB)
C++ source; own GUI; Win32; requires extra dlls (included in package)
- makefile for Linux included in package
http://sourceforge.net/p/gambitchess/code/HEAD/tree/ (source)
http://gambitchess.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

GnuChess6 6.1.2 (WB/UCI)
C++ source code only, no build yet
"The first version of GNU Chess was written by Stuart Cracraft. Fabien Letouzey is the primary author of GNU Chess 6,
which is based on Fabien's chess engine Fruit 2.1."
none of the changes should affect engine strength, it's packaging changes and internationalization
- available as a tar.gz file only
- include translations to other languages
- minor corrections in translatable strings
- migrate frontend to C++
- use autoconf 2.69 and require it in configure.ac
- use automake 1.14
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ (info)
http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/chess/ (download)

Smirf MS-180e (WB*)
GUI plus native engine for playing 10x10 chess
Win32; it is Winboard compatible using HG Muller's Smirfoglot adapter; own GUI native engine, but engine can be downloaded separately (as dll); variant play
- WB* indicates WB compatibility using HG Muller's Smirfoglot adapter
- homepage updated to indicate version number, which was missing
http://www.10x8.net/chess/SMIRF.html

Sting SF 4.7 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64; Stockfish derivative
- Sting has no home page!
- package includes Win32 exe + source code
http://www.mediafire.com/download/d0qdzzai0542rz7/sting-sf-47.zip (direct link)

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book Databases
- updated PGN program: upset
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Chess Logos List
- Hus van Kempen and Uschi "Logomania": added another link
- corrected spelling of author Dušan Stamenkovic'
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

GUI Protocol List
- Chess Giants: minor edit
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Aptana Studio 3.6.0
web software development in an IDE supporting HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Ruby, Rails, PHP and Python
w/ code assist, built-in debugging, Git integration, built-in ftp, and more
http://www.aptana.com/

Arch 2014.08.01
independent, rolling-release Linux distro; Cinnamon, Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, MATE, Xfce desktops; #7 in popularity
- this is the monthly release
http://www.archlinux.org/

Avira AntiVir Personal 14.0.6.552 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

BitTorrent 7.9.2 (build 32692)
freeware; the original bit torrent program
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Calibre 1.47.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

FileZilla Client 3.9.0.2
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Git 2.0.4
distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

ICQ 8.2.7121
audio/video/text chat w/ connectivity to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc for desktop & mobile
http://www.icq.com/en

MySQL Community Server 5.6.20
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
- slowly losing popularity to MariaDB, a work-alike competitor with more features
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

phpMyAdmin 4.2.7
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

SolydXK 201407
Linux distro based on Debian (testing); KDE or Xfce desktop; #46 in popularity
- this is a rolling-release (updated quarterly)
http://solydxk.com/

SuperAntiSpyware 6.0.1094 Free Edition
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version
http://www.superantispyware.com/

UltraVNC 1.2.0.1
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)

Wireshark 1.12.0 Stable
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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