Engine Updates

Clubfoot 1.0.ead6245 (UCI)
C++ source; Win64
https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot (source)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vasxidlw0cihvu/Clubfoot-1.0.ead6245-win8-64.zip?dl=0 (download)

Gogobello 0.08 (WB)
Win64 (older versions were Win32 also)
- hash fix and optimizations (key incremental update)
- dedicated hash table to the pawn evaluation
- getting PV from the hash table
- insufficient material draw evaluation
- added pondering and smart move (if pondering is on is recommended to double the memory for the Hash Table)
- check extensions (only in PV node)
http://sasachess.altervista.org/gogobello/

Rodent 1.7 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64; limit strength; originally based on Sungorus code; supports Polyglot opening book
https://github.com/nescitus/rodent_rewrite (source)
http://www.pkoziol.cal24.pl/rodent/rodent.htm (homepage + downloads)

Dann Corbit Win32/64 builds
Rodent 1.7 DC (UCI)
Win32/64;
- with bugfixes
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j071rex6nhuteyu/rodent_rewrite-master.7z?dl=0

Sayuri 2015.03.20 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Sjaak II 1.0.0 (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64, Android; variants
- "strength improvement is rather small, perhaps 20 Elo"
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html

Superpawn build 97 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
http://chess.johnbyrd.org/

Chess News

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Rodent 1.7 JA (UCI)
- Carnivor 1.0 JA (WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated count of Norbert Raimund Leisner Chess Logos
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Myrddin Engine Page
update by John Merlino
- fixed some minor typos
- some reordering of list of links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index

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

Django 1.7.7
Django 1.6.11
high-level, rapid development, Python-based web framework
https://www.djangoproject.com/

Drupal 7.35
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
- "maintenance and security release"
http://drupal.org/home

Groovy 2.4.2
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

HWiNFO32/HWiNFO64 4.60
free system hardware information tool for Windows: system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

Jenkins 1.605
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KiTTY 0.64.0.1
open source fork of PuTTY; Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
http://www.9bis.net/kitty/

MongoDB 3.0.1 Production Release
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads

Network Scanner 6.0.5
Windows free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS & SNMP scanner; scans for listening TCP/UDP ports & displays shared network resource types
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/

NetWorx 5.3.4
free Windows network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

Oracle Linux 7.1
commercial distro based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1; GNOME & KDE desktops; #68 in popularity
http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/index.html

Puppy Linux -- Quirky 7.0.2
Puppy is a popular (#14) 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
- Fatdog64 is a 64-bit Puppy distro; it is larger than most other Puppys
- 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; Slacko seems to be the flagship version
- Quirky Puppy is built from Wary and Racy and is very experimental
- Tahrpup is built from Ubuntu Trusty Tahr
- Quirky is built from Ubuntu and is intended for full installs
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00181 (Quirky blog entry)

System Explorer 6.4.0
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graph/monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

Vala/Genie 0.27.2 Beta
object-oriented system programming language that runs at the speed of C
Vala syntax resembles C# and Genie syntax resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
- this is a *development version* (aka beta)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

VirtualBox 4.3.26
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install one or more guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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