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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 18:49:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Carballo 1.1.1 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Java source; cross-platform jar file; supports Polyglot books<br />
- jar file is found inside file 'carballo-uci-1.1.1.tgz'<br />
<a href="https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/">https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/</a><br />
<a href="https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/releases">https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/releases</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Dann Corbit Win32/64 builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#f00;">Clubfoot 1.0 DC (UCI)</span></strong><br />
new engine by Shawn Chidester<br />
C++ source; Win32/64<br />
<a href="https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot">https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot</a> (source)<br />
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/tfigspzrh3nmnoz/Clubfoot.7z?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/tfigspzrh3nmnoz/Clubfoot.7z?dl=0</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sayuri 2015.03.08 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64<br />
<a href="http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases">http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sjaak II 1.0, RC 6 (WB)</span></strong><br />
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64, variants<br />
<a href="http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-download.html">http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-download.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Jim Ablett Android compiles</span></strong><br />
- ECCE r.508 JA (UCI)<br />
- Clubfoot r.2293 JA (UCI)<br />
- Octochess r.6556 JA (WB/UCI)<br />
- Octochess r.4995 JA (WB/UCI)<br />
- Ifrit M18 JA (UCI)<br />
- NGplay 9.86 JA (WB)<br />
- Sting 4.8.4 JA (UCI)<br />
- Mango Paola 1.1 JA (WB)<br />
- Vajolet 2.03.1 JA (UCI)<br />
- Sayuri  2015.03.02 (UCI)<br />
- Joanna 2002 JA (WB)<br />
<a href="http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html">http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Ordo 0.9.9.3</span></strong><br />
calculates relative ratings based on game results<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo">https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Page Changes</strong></span></p>
<p>updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chess Logos List</span></strong><br />
- updated count of Norbert Raimund Leisner Chess Logos<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Engine GUI List</span></strong><br />
- no longer available: Chess Coach, Nejmet<br />
- added: RNDChess, Jerry GUI<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Variants Engine List</span></strong><br />
- added: Hybrids Chessboard<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adblock Plus 2.6.8 for Firefox</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Adblock Plus 1.8.12 for Chrome, Opera &amp; Safari</span></strong><br />
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements<br />
<a href="http://adblockplus.org/en/">http://adblockplus.org/en/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.8.650 Free</span></strong><br />
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads<br />
<a href="http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus">http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">BurnAware Free 7.9</span></strong><br />
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software for Windows<br />
<a href="http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html">http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html</a> (info)<br />
<a href="http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html">http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">DragonFly 4.0.4</span></strong><br />
a cutting-edge distribution based on FreeBSD 4, enhanced with a high performance<br />
HAMMER journaling filesystem; virtual kernels that are inherently deadlock-free;<br />
desktops: Awesome, Fluxbox, JWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #61 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.dragonflybsd.org/">http://www.dragonflybsd.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/">http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/</a> (unique features)<br />
<a href="http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/">http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/</a> (iso download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Feng Office 3.1.2.0</span></strong><br />
free web-based open source collaboration platform<br />
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.<br />
- only the 'Community Edition' is free<br />
<a href="http://www.fengoffice.com/web/">http://www.fengoffice.com/web/</a><br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Foxit Reader 7.1.0.0306</span></strong><br />
free Windows pdf viewer<br />
<a href="http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/">http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Git 2.3.2</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source<br />
<a href="http://git-scm.com/">http://git-scm.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">HandBrake 0.10.1</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)<br />
<a href="http://handbrake.fr/">http://handbrake.fr/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">HHVM 3.6.0</span></strong><br />
Facebook's open-source replacement/improvement for PHP<br />
- HHVM programs run much faster than PHP programs<br />
- package includes the Hack programming language, version 3.6.0<br />
<a href="https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases">https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Jenkins 1.603</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers<br />
- automates the building/testing process<br />
<a href="http://jenkins-ci.org/">http://jenkins-ci.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MakuluLinux 8.0</span></strong><br />
based on Debian (testing); desktops: Cinnamon, Enlightenment, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #42 in popularity<br />
- 32-bit-only distro<br />
<a href="http://www.makululinux.com/">http://www.makululinux.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Opera 28</span></strong><br />
somwhat popular web browser<br />
<a href="http://www.opera.com/">http://www.opera.com/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.opera.com/browser/download/">http://www.opera.com/browser/download/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">WinPython 2.7.9.3 -- for Win32/64</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">WinPython 3.3.5.6 -- for Win32/64</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">WinPython 3.4.3.1 -- for Win32/64</span></strong><br />
open-source portable distribution of Python for Windows32/64<br />
allows use of different Python versions that are fully isolated from each other<br />
WinPython is the easiest way of getting Spyder IDE working on Win32/64<br />
NumPy, SciPy and Matplot are also included<br />
- this is a large file to download (more than 200 MB)<br />
<a href="http://winpython.github.io/">http://winpython.github.io/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Zero Install 2.7.3</span></strong><br />
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system<br />
&quot;Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates&quot;<br />
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently<br />
<a href="http://0install.net/faq.html">http://0install.net/faq.html</a> (FAQ)<br />
<a href="http://0install.de/?lang=en">http://0install.de/?lang=en</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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