Engine Updates

Bitfoot 1.0.65acfcb (UCI)
C++ source; Linux32/64, Win64; bitboard version of Clubfoot engine
https://github.com/zd3nik/Bitfoot/releases/

Clubfoot 1.0.048995d (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; Win builds require additional dlls (not included)
https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot/releases/

Giraffe 20150908 (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64; supports Gaviota egtbs; engine is based on deep-learning using neural networks
- source code now available
- added support for Gaviota egtbs
https://bitbucket.org/waterreaction/giraffe/downloads/ (downloads)

Neurone XXII (WB)
Win32/64; requires .NET 2.0
http://www.g-sei.org/category/chess-engines/neurone/

Chess News

Cutechess-cli 0.7.2 (WB/UCI)
an open-source, cross-platform commandline interface to run engine-engine games
Win32, Linux32/64, Mac
- version 0.7.2 binaries are updated
- the Win32 binary was silently updated to fix a bug
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess/releases (source code downloads)

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- modified PGN program: numExtract
- new EPD program: epd3fold - extract games with 3-fold position repetitions
- modified EPD program: epdBalance, epdDifference, epdPieces
- new TXT program: txtSingle - removes duplicates of prior lines
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Python-chess 0.11.1
chess library written in Python
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Updated Wiki Pages

Nothing new today

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

4MLinux 13.1
independent Linux distro; JWM desktop; #45 in popularity
http://4mlinux.com/

BitComet 1.40
free peer-to-peer file-sharing for Windows32/64; compatible with BitTorrent
http://www.bitcomet.com/

BurnAware Free 8.4
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software for Windows
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

Debian 8.2.0
independent Linux distro; supports all desktops; #2 in popularity
- this is an update to the stable branch
http://www.debian.org/

Format Factory 3.7.5
free multi-media converter; convert all popular video/audio/picture formats to all others
CD/DVD ripper; iOS support; audio/video joining/repairing
- be careful you don't install 3rd party toolbars by mistake!
http://www.pcfreetime.com/index.html

HandyLinux 2.2
Debian(stable)-based distro; Xfce desktop; #60 in popularity
http://handylinux.org/

Go Programming Language 1.5.1
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more
http://golang.org/

HWiNFO32/HWiNFO64 5.04
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 1.628
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Kingsoft Office Free 9.1.0.5171
cross-platform office suite composed of word processor, spreadsheet and presentation manager,
PDF converter; spell check; imports Word doc & docx files
http://www.ksosoft.com/product/office-free.html

Peppermint OS 6-20150904
Ubuntu-based distro; LXDE desktop; #39 in popularity
http://peppermintos.com/

phpMyAdmin 4.4.14.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Redis 3.0.4 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

Silverlight 5, build 5.1.40904.0
programmable web browser plugin that enables features such as animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback
http://silverlight.net/

Skype 7.10.0.101
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

SystemRescueCd 4.6.0
bootable image for CD or USB stick to rescue data from HD; mount and read data from any disk;
features disk partitioning, LVM manag

Tiny Core 6.4
independent distro; Fluxbox, flwm, Hackedbox, IceWM, JWM, & Openbox desktops; #41 in popularity
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

VirtualBox 5.0.4
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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