Engine Updates

ACE (UCI)
new engine by Stuart Neivandt
C++ source; engine is badly named, there already exists an Ace chess engine
- this is a source-code-only engine
- no version number is specified
https://github.com/sneivandt/chess (source code)

Gogobello 0.10 (WB)
Win64; supports Syzygy egtbs
- added support for Syzygy endgame tablebases
http://www.g-sei.org/gogobello/ (G-Sei)
http://sasachess.altervista.org/gogobello/ (homepage)

Hakkapeliitta 3.0 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- "220 Elo increase"
https://github.com/mAarnos/Hakkapeliitta
https://github.com/mAarnos/Hakkapeliitta/tree/master/bin/ (binaries)

Hermann Krause Windows 64 builds
LittleWing 0.0.1 HK (WB)
new engine by Vincent Ollivier
Rust source; Win64; requires extra library (inluded with download)
https://github.com/vinc/littlewing (source)
https://www.sendspace.com/file/t4kubq (direct link)

Sayuri 2015.06.25 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Chess News

DreamChess 0.2.1, RC 2 Chess GUI (WB)
C source; Linux
- this is a *release candidate*
- available as source-code tar.gz file
http://www.dreamchess.org/downloads.html

Norm Pollock site
PGN, TXT & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book Databases
- PGN program - renamed and modified pairResult (pairList) playerExtract(nameSplit) playerList (nameList)
- PGN program - modified summary
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Penguin 11.0 (UCI)
Penguin is a PGN viewer/reader/editor and GUI with a limited functionality UCI interface
"Penguin can interface with UCI engines and suggest best moves for game positions"
http://www.dashstofsk.net/penguin.html

Python-chess 0.9.0
chess library written in Python
- "this is a big update with quite a few breaking changes"
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

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

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

Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.194
free cross-platform flash video player for browsers
- Flash is in a first-place tie with Java as the most common avenue of infection
- Adobe bundles unwanted 3rd party crapware, beware!
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2015.0.6037
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download

Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.11.579 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

BitComet 1.39
free peer-to-peer file-sharing for Windows32/64; compatible with BitTorrent
http://www.bitcomet.com/

Cassandra is 2.1.7 Stable
free, popular, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model
http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

CCleaner 5.07
free Windows/Mac/Android registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2015/6/25/ccleaner-v507 (announcement)

CDT 8.7.0
open source, fully-featured C/C++ IDE plugin for Eclipse
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/

DragonFly 4.2.0
a cutting-edge distribution based on FreeBSD 4, enhanced with a high performance
HAMMER journaling filesystem; virtual kernels that are inherently deadlock-free;
desktops: Awesome, Fluxbox, JWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #67 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/ (iso download)

Eclipse 4.5
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more
http://www.eclipse.org/ (homepage)

FrostWire 6.1.2
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

GCC 4.9.3
GCC 4.8.5
open source C/C++ compiler for Linux
includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages
- security/stability fixes, optimization improvements, & improved C11/C++1y compatibility for older versions
- latest version is GCC 5.1.0
http://gcc.gnu.org/ (homepage)
https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.9/changes.html (4.9.x changes)

Git 2.4.5
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

Glary Utilities 5.28.0.48
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

GNUcash 2.6.7
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses
http://www.gnucash.org/

Gosu 1.6.1
a Java-like programming language for the jvm featuring: OO, closures, inference, simplified generics, etc.
http://gosu-lang.org/

GPU-Z 0.8.4
free utility: information about your video card and GPU
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (info)
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/ (download)

IKVM.NET 8.1.5653
open source Java VM for Mono/.NET; enables Java code/libraries to be called by Mono/.NET languages, or develop Mono/.NET apps in Java
- this is the version compatible with Java 8
http://www.ikvm.net/ (homepage)
http://weblog.ikvm.net/ (announcement + download)

Jenkins 1.618
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

LibreOffice 4.4.4
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Linux Kernel 4.1.1
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

Linux Mint 17.2
Ubuntu-based distro; desktops: Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #1 in popularity
- this is a LTS (long-term support) release (supported until 2019)
http://linuxmint.com/

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.1.8
free Windows anti-virus
- detect and remove malware that others fail to detect
- free version does *not* provide memory resident protection
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

Manjaro 0.8.13
Arch-based, rolling-release distro; desktops: Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #8 in popularity
http://manjaro.org/

Miranda IM 0.10.33
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

MongoDB 3.1.5 Stable
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads

Notepad++ 6.7.9.2
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

OpenMandriva 2014.2
Linux distro based on Mandriva; KDE desktop; #68 in popularity
http://openmandriva.org/

Process Hacker 2.36
open source; examine & manipulate running Windows processes & services
http://processhacker.sourceforge.net/

Sabayon 15.07
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #30 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/

Sandboxie 4.20
free utility (nagware): run/install programs in a sandbox environment that attempts to protect your Windows stability/security
http://www.sandboxie.com/ (homepage)

Scala 2.11.7
a powerful OO, imperative/functional jvm language for professional programmers w/Actors for concurrency
http://www.scala-lang.org/

SparkyLinux 4.0
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #33 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/

Tails 1.4.1
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #36 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/

TDM-GCC 5.1.0 (64-bit)
TDM-GCC 5.1.0-2 (32bit)
open source GCC C/C++ 32/64-bit Native Portable Build and Development Environment for Windows
creates 32-bit OR 64-bit binaries, for any version of Windows since Windows 98
- this version contains GCC 5.1.0
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/

Vala/Genie 0.29.2 Beta
object-oriented system programming language that runs at the speed of C/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)

VectorLinux 7.1
Slackware-based Linux distro; choice of KDE, LXDE, Openbox or Xfce desktop; #64 in popularity
http://www.vectorlinux.com/

WinPython 3.4.3.4 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 3.3.5.9 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 2.7.10.1 -- for Win32/64
open-source portable distribution of Python for Windows32/64
allows use of different Python versions that are fully isolated from each other
WinPython is the easiest way of getting Spyder IDE working on Win32/64
NumPy, SciPy and Matplot are also included
- this is a large file to download (more than 200 MB)
http://winpython.github.io/

Zero Install 2.8.3
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

Meaning of Colors

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

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