Engine Updates

Barbarossa 0.3.0 (UCI)
Haskell source; Win32/64
- "about 200 Elo better than the previous released version 0.2.0 (in self play)"
http://github.com/nionita/Barbarossa

Crabby (UCI)
new engine by Alex Johnson
Rust source
- this is a source-code-only engine
https://github.com/Johnson-A/Crabby

Crust (console)
new engine by Nick 'mkandalf'
Rust source
- this is a source-code-only engine
https://github.com/mkandalf/crust

Floyd 0.1a (UCI)
new engine by Marcel van Kervinck
- this is a source-code-only engine
https://github.com/kervinck/floyd

Firenzina 2.4.3 (UCI)
- not an engine update
- new compile for Linux
- does not contain source code, so it violates GPL
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm

Galjoen 0.30.2 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win64; uses Polyglot books
http://www.goudengaljoen.be/

GNUchess6 6.2.1 (UCI)
- not an engine update
- new compiles for Linux and Mac
- does not contain source code, so it violates GPL
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm

GreKo 13.0 (WB/UCI)
GreKo 12.9 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess download for Linux & Mac)
http://greko.su/index_en.html

mchess2 1-02-00 (UCI)
mchess2 by Michael Jørgensen
C++ source; badly named, the name MChess is already taken
- this is a source-code-only engine
- this engine is badly named, the name MChess is already taken
- see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MChess_Pro
https://github.com/MJoergen/mchess2

nanoSzachy 4.1 (WB)
Win32
- "about 30 Elo stronger"
http://www.kalisz.mm.pl/~pic/nanochess/

pikoSzachy Extreme Edition 2 (WB)
Win32
- "about 30 Elo stronger"
http://www.kalisz.mm.pl/~pic/nanochess/

Sayuri 2015.10.01 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64, Mac
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri

Chess News

Andscacs 0049 (UCI)
Win32/64; no source code
- this is a development version of Andscacs
- "seems like 2600 CCRL"
http://www.andscacs.com/ands/ands0049.zip (direct link)

FACE Tournament
- Div 3/4 final results: http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=3043#p3050
- Ed15 PlayOff to Division 2: http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=3051
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Galjoen 0.30.2 JA (UCI/WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Lucas Chess 9.07b
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Python source; Win32
- contains 36 engines
- also available as a portable build
http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com (homepage)

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new TXT program; tagInsert - inserts user-supplied tag into the Tag Section of each game
- modified TXT programs; tagOrder, tagRemove
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Python-chess 0.12.0
chess library written in Python
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

Chess Programming Blogs

Arasan blog: http://arasanchess.org/blog.shtml
Ed Schröder blog: http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/blog/index.html

Updated Wiki Pages

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

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

PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_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

7-Zip 15.08 Beta
open source, cross-platform file archiver with very good compression
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

Adblock Plus 1.0 for iOS
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Calibre 2.40.0
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/

Cassandra 2.1.10 Stable
free, popular, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model
http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

CDT 8.8.0
open source, fully-featured C/C++ IDE plugin for Eclipse
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/

Django 1.8.5
high-level, rapid development, Python-based web framework
https://www.djangoproject.com/

Dr Memory 1.9.0
cross-platform (Windows or Linux) 32-bit programmer's aid to detect:
access to uninitialized memory, unaddressable memory (including outside of allocated heap units
and heap underflow and overflow), freed memory, double frees, memory leaks, and on Windows
access to un-reserved thread local storage slots and common GDI API usage errors
- a new experimental fuzz testing framework, Dr. Fuzz, has been added
https://github.com/DynamoRIO/drmemory (homepage)
https://github.com/DynamoRIO/drmemory/releases (download)

Eclipse 4.5.1
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)

Firefox 41.0.1
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Git 2.6.1
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

Glary Utilities 5.35.0.55
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Greenshot 1.2.6.12
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
http://getgreenshot.org/

Jenkins 1.632
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KaOS 2015.10
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #28 in popularity
http://kaosx.us/

Linux Kernel 4.2.3
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

Meld 3.15.0
open-source visual file/folder difference and merge program for Win, Linux & Mac
- compare files, directories, and version controlled projects
- two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories
- edit files in-place and on-the-fly
- source code syntax highlighting
- built-in regex text filtering to ignore uninteresting differences
http://meldmerge.org/

MinGW (32/64-bit) Distro 13.1
open source, cutting-edge distribution for Windows
- distro update: GCC, Boost, and Git
http://nuwen.net/mingw.html

Mono 4.0.4.4
.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)
- latest version incorporates recent Microsoft open-source code
- supports C# 6.0 and .NET 4.5 spec
http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/releases/4.0.0/ (release notes)
http://www.mono-project.com/

MySQL Community Server 5.6.27
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
- slowly losing popularity to MariaDB, a work-alike, drop-in competitor with more features
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

Netrunner 2015.09 "Rolling"
Kubuntu-based Linux distro; customized KDE desktop; #33 in popularity
- this is the Arch-based rolling release version
- also available is the Kubuntu-based LTS version
http://www.netrunner-os.com/

OpenIndiana 2015.10
based on Open Solaris; Enlightenment & GNOME desktops
- this is a continuation of the open-source Open Solaris OS which was abandoned by Oracle who wanted a closed-source OS
http://openindiana.org/

Pale Moon 25.7.2
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

PeaZip 5.8.0
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/5.8.0/ (5.8.0 downloads)

PHP 5.6.14
PHP 5.5.30
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- bufix and security fixes only for older versions
- latest version is PHP 5.6.14
http://php.net/

PSPad 4.6.0
free, feature-filled programmer's text editor for Windows
http://www.pspad.com/en/ (homepage)

Puppy Linux -- Quirky 7.2
Puppy is a popular (#16) 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
- 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
- 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=00270 (Quirky announcement)

PyDev 4.4.0 for Eclipse
open source Python IDE for Eclipse; can be used for Python, Jython, and IronPython development
http://pydev.org/

Skype 7.12.0.101
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

SMPlayer 15.9.0
cross-platform graphical interface for MPlayer media player
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

SparkyLinux 4.1
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #40 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/

Thunderbird 38.3.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

ToDoList 7.0.4
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)

VeraCrypt 1.15
encrypts Windows disks; prevents hackers from accessing your data in case of theft
- freeware continuation of TrueCrypt
https://www.idrix.fr/Root/content/category/7/32/46/

VirtualBox 5.0.6
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)

Zback 2.80.0.d
free backup/restore/synchronization program for Windows
http://dzorc.000space.com/zback.html
http://titan.fsb.hr/~dzorc/zback.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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