Engine Updates

Alfil 15.4 C#, Beta 24 (UCI)
Win32/64; mp; FRC; C# version requires .NET 4.5 framework
https://esacosta.wordpress.com/home-2/descargas-alfil/ (downloads)
https://esacosta.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/alfil-15-4-c-beta-24/ (announcement + download)

Donna 2.0 (UCI)
Go source; Win64, Linux64, & Mac64; support for Polyglot opening books
- first time for Linux, FreeBSD, & Mac builds
http://donnachess.github.io/

Nirvanachess 2.1 (UCI)
mp; Win32/64
- "overall strength gain ~80 Elo after 5000 games against 2.0a at 60'+0.05" "
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/ (homepage)
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/2015/05/nirvanachess-21-release.html (announcement)

Sayuri 2015.05.05 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Chess News

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Zurichess Basel JA (UCI)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Arasan: http://arasanchess.org/blogs/may15.html

Wiki Page Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- WinBoard/XBoard : added a link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Mate
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

FACE Tournament
update by Gerhard
- updated page: face
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Donna & Jellyfish
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Donna
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Dirty
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_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

Django 1.8.1
Django 1.7.8
high-level, rapid development, Python-based web framework
https://www.djangoproject.com/

FrostWire 6.0.9
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Jenkins 1.612
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Jython 2.7.0
Python language for Java platform (runs on jvm)
- requires Java 7 or later
- compatibility with the 2.7 version of CPython
- can run more pure Python apps then any previous release
http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.com/2015/05/jython-270-final-released.html (announcement)
http://www.jython.org/

Nim programming language 0.11.2
cross-platform, statically typed, imperative/object-oriented, natively compiled programming language
with overloaded functions/operators, iterators, exceptions, generics, closures, templates, macros
GC support for multi-core programming
- language was formerly known as Nimrod
- syntax resembles Python or Ruby
- runtime efficiency of C
- single inheritance only
- can use type inference to deduce types
http://nim-lang.org/news.html (release notes)
http://nim-lang.org/index.html

Redis 2.8.20 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- new distributed implementation (clustering) w/ data sharding & fault tolerance
- experimental support for Windows64
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download

Tiny Core 6.2
independent distro; Fluxbox, flwm, Hackedbox, IceWM, JWM, & Openbox desktops; #46 in popularity
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

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