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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, May 08, 2015, 20:30:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Clubfoot 1.0.41ac4b3 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; Win builds require additional dlls (not included)<br />
<a href="https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot">https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Galjoen 0.28 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; own GUI; Win64; uses Polyglot books<br />
- added support for UCI protocol<br />
<a href="http://www.goudengaljoen.be/">http://www.goudengaljoen.be/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Danial Jose Win64 builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">GreKo 12.6 Win64 DJ (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win64<br />
<a href="http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko12.6_x64.zip">http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko12.6_x64.zip</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Dmitri Gusev Win64 builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Igorrit 0.086v4 Che 1.0 DG (UCI)</span></strong><br />
- new build of an old engine<br />
<a href="http://www.firenzina.org/Che_1-0.zip">http://www.firenzina.org/Che_1-0.zip</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">K2 0.75 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win32<br />
<a href="http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm">http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm</a> (SDChess alt download)<br />
<a href="https://github.com/serg-meus/k2">https://github.com/serg-meus/k2</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Komodo 9.01 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Syzygy egtbs<br />
- bugfix: sudden death time controls<br />
- bugfix: ignore duplicate UCI commands from non-compliant GUIs<br />
- bugfix: Win32 mp code<br />
<a href="http://komodochess.com/">http://komodochess.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Nirvanachess 2.1c (UCI)</span></strong><br />
mp; Win32/64<br />
- bugfix for incorrect mate scores<br />
- bugfix for smp code<br />
- also seems to be a bugfix for pondering<br />
<a href="http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/">http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/5hw5brwihc4308t/Nirvanachess_2.1b.rar">http://www.mediafire.com/download/5hw5brwihc4308t/Nirvanachess_2.1b.rar</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sayuri 2015.05.05 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64<br />
- silent update, version number unchanged<br />
<a href="http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases">http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Superpawn build 100 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win32/64<br />
- can be built onto Linux and Mac platforms<br />
<a href="http://chess.johnbyrd.org/">http://chess.johnbyrd.org/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">ChessX 1.3.2 GUI (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
PGN database program for Windows32/64, Mac64 &amp; Linux w/ analysis only (not for playing)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/</a><br />
<a href="http://chessx.sourceforge.net/">http://chessx.sourceforge.net/</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><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chess Logos List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<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;">FACE Tournament</span></strong><br />
updates by Gerhard<br />
- new Edition 15 of FACE tournament has started! <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" alt=":-)" /><br />
- updated pages: face, edition_14, history, participants, download<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face</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;">Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.10.434 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;">BitTorrent 7.9.3 (build 40299)</span></strong><br />
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only<br />
<a href="http://www.bittorrent.com/">http://www.bittorrent.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Drupal 7.37</span></strong><br />
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation<br />
- &quot;maintenance and security release&quot;<br />
<a href="http://drupal.org/home">http://drupal.org/home</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FrostWire 6.1.0</span></strong><br />
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client<br />
<a href="http://www.frostwire.com/">http://www.frostwire.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LibreOffice 4.4.3</span></strong><br />
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.<br />
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) have the same root codebase,<br />
but LibreOffice is the version kept most up-to-date<br />
<a href="http://www.documentfoundation.org/">http://www.documentfoundation.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Linux Kernel 4.0.2</span></strong><br />
- the Linux kernel has been updated<br />
<a href="http://www.kernel.org/">http://www.kernel.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MariaDB 10.0.18 Stable</span></strong><br />
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines &amp; extra features<br />
&quot;MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL&quot;<br />
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL<br />
- gaining popularity from MySQL, a work-alike competitor with fewer features<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/">http://kb.askmonty.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features">http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features</a> (extra features vs MySQL)<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100">http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100</a> (What is MariaDB 10?)<br />
<a href="http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.17/">http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.17/</a> (MariaDB 10.0.17 page)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Pale Moon 25.4.0</span></strong><br />
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux<br />
- 32 &amp; 64-bit versions available<br />
<a href="http://www.palemoon.org/">http://www.palemoon.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">phpMyAdmin 4.4.5</span></strong><br />
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php">http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SQLite 3.8.10</span></strong><br />
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast<br />
- this is &quot;a regularly scheduled maintenance release&quot;<br />
- performance improvements, fixes to several arcane bugs<br />
- new &quot;sqldiff.exe&quot; command-line utility<br />
- improvements to the documentation, and other enhancements<br />
<a href="http://www.sqlite.org/">http://www.sqlite.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.sqlite.org/news.html">http://www.sqlite.org/news.html</a> (update info)<br />
<a href="http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_10.html">http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_10.html</a> (changelog)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Transmission-Qt Win 2.84.3</span></strong><br />
open source BitTorrent client for Windows<br />
<a href="http://trqtw.sourceforge.net/blog/">http://trqtw.sourceforge.net/blog/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Wordpress 4.2.2</span></strong><br />
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP &amp; MySQL w/ many plugins &amp; themes<br />
<a href="http://wordpress.org/">http://wordpress.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Zero Install 2.8.0</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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