Engine Updates

Alfil 15.8 (UCI)
Win32/64; mp; FRC; C# version requires .NET 4.5 framework
- new homepage
http://wordpress.alfilchess.com/

Andscacs 0.82 (UCI)
mp (32 cores max); multi-PV; Win32/64
- new version had several silent updates where version number remained unchanged
http://www.andscacs.com/
http://andscacs.com/andscacs082.zip

Chenard 2015.08.14 (WB)
C++ source is public domain; uses custom egtbs; Win32/64, Linux; own GUI
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

Fizbo 1.5 (UCI)
- protocol changed from WB to UCI
- "playing strength should be improved by around 40 Elo"
- improved mp
https://sites.google.com/site/fizbochessengine/

Giraffe 20150817 (WB)
Win32/64
- "this one should be about 300 Elo stronger than the last"
https://bitbucket.org/waterreaction/giraffedownloads/downloads/

PyChess 0.12, RC 4 (WB)
Python source; Linux32/64
http://pychess.org/download/

Sayuri 2015.08.12 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Supra 21.0 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- "50 Elo stronger"
http://www.supra-chess-engine.info/

Chess News

Freeware-Schach 3.46 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Superpawn build 108 JA (UCI)
- Galjoen 0.29 JA (UCI/WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Updated Wiki Pages

Chess Logos List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Engine Download List
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:download:engine_download_list

GUI Protocol List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

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 18.0.0.232
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/

Alpine 3.2.3
independent Linux distro; XFCE desktop; #58 in popularity
http://www.alpinelinux.org/

Antergos 2015.08.18
Arch-based Linux distro; GNOME, Cinnamon, Razor-qt & Xfce desktops; #42 in popularity
http://www.antergos.com/

BitTorrent 7.9.4 (build 40912)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Calibre 2.35.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Django 1.8.4
Django 1.7.10
high-level, rapid development, Python-based web framework
https://www.djangoproject.com/

FileZilla Client 3.13.0
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Firefox 40.0.2
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

FreeBSD 10.2
Independent Linux distro; desktops: AfterStep, Blackbox, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #26 in popularity
http://www.freebsd.org/

FrostWire 6.1.4
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Glary Utilities 5.32.0.52
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Go Programming Language 1.5
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more
http://golang.org/

Gosu 1.7
a Java-like programming language for the jvm featuring: OO, closures, inference, simplified generics, etc.
http://gosu-lang.org/

HHVM 3.9.0
Facebook's open-source replacement/improvement of the PHP programming language
- HHVM programs run much faster than PHP programs
- package includes the Hack programming language, version 3.9.0
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases

Java 8, Update 60
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- Java is in a first-place tie with Flash as the most common avenue of infection when computers become compromised
- it is important to disable the Java plugin in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more security fixes along with bugfixes & enhancements
- "Only users with long term support contracts are able to download Java 7 security fixes"
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Jenkins 1.625
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KaOS 2015.08
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #28 in popularity
http://kaosx.us/

KiTTY 0.65.0.1
open source fork of PuTTY; Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
http://www.9bis.net/kitty/

LameXP 4.12
open source audio encoder GUI for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC & many more
http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/
http://muldersoft.com/#lamexp

Linux Kernel 4.1.6
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

Manjaro 2015.08
Arch-based, rolling-release distro; desktops: Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #8 in popularity
http://manjaro.org/

Mono 4.0.3
.NET Framework-compatible set of tools; fully Ecma standard-compliant implementation
includes a C# compiler, a Common Language Runtime and much more
able to run Microsoft .NET applications cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, others)
http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/releases/4.0.3/ (release notes)
http://www.mono-project.com/

PeaZip 5.7.1
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.7.1/ (5.7.1 downloads)

PNotes.NET 3.1.0
free, open source Windows reminder program that uses persistent desktop notes
- available in two versions: standard & .NET
- .NET version requires more memory and extra runtimes, but has slightly more features
http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/

Puppy Linux -- Quirky 7.1
Puppy is a popular (#15) 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)

Qt Creator IDE 3.5.0
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qtcreator/ (download)

Ruby 2.2.3
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ (homepage)

Scribus 1.4.6
cross-platform, open-source program for professional page layout
http://www.scribus.net/

Silverlight 5.1.40728.0
programmable web browser plugin that enables features such as animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback
http://silverlight.net/

Skype 7.8.0.102
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

Subversion 1.7.22
open source, cross-platform centralized version control system
- this is an update to an older version
http://subversion.apache.org/

System Explorer 7.0.0
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/

Thunderbird 38.2.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

ToDoList 7.0
Windows/iOS/Android open-source todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
http://www.abstractspoon.com/ (homepage)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5371/ToDoList-An-effective-and-flexible-way-to-keep-o (info + download)

Tor Browser for Windows 5.0.1
attempts to maintain your privacy online
- helps you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, and other applications that use the TCP protocol
- ISPs, key loggers and other types of malware are not able to track your activities easily
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en

TortoiseSVN 1.9.0
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/

Transmission-Qt Win 2.84.5
open source BitTorrent client for Windows
http://trqtw.sourceforge.net/blog/

Vala/Genie 0.28.1 Stable
Vala/Genie 0.29.3 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)

VirtualBox 5.0.2
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)

Wireshark 1.12.7 Stable
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

WordPress 4.3.0
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/

XAMPP 5.6.11
XAMPP 5.5.27
cross-platform, open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
- this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
- it is also easy to add web apps like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, SugarCRM, phpBB, DokuWiki, etc.
- version numbering reflect the PHP version that is supported
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Zero Install 2.9.2
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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