Engine Updates

Arasan 18.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux, Mac; can use Gaviota egtbs
- "+10 Elo or so, maybe +15"
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Ares 1.005.2 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64; WB support is minimal
http://aigames.net/AresChess1-005.2.html

Laser 0.2.1 (UCI)
C++ source; Win64
- bugfix
https://github.com/jeffreyan11/uci-chess-engine/releases

Lozza 1.16 (UCI)
JavaScript source; Win64
- "estimated rating is probably just shy of 2400"
http://op12no2.me/toys/lozza (homepage)
http://op12no2.me/toys/lozza/lozza.js (source)
http://op12no2.me/toys/lozza/lozza116.exe (Win64 direct link)

TSCP Community Builds
- new Steven Edwards version, based on TSCP 1.81
- new build intended for didactic use by programmers, rather than for testing
http://www.tckerrigan.com/Chess/TSCP/Community/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Arasan: http://www.arasanchess.org/blog.shtml
iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de

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 14.0
independent Linux distro; JWM desktop; #43 in popularity
http://4mlinux.com/

7-Zip 15.10 Beta
open source, cross-platform file archiver with very good compression
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

Blender 2.76a
free, open source, cross-platform 2D/3D video creation suite
model • shade • animate • render • composite • interactive 3d
http://www.blender.org/

Calibre 2.42.0
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/

Jenkins 1.636
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Linux Kernel 4.3
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

PHP 5.6.15
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- bufix and security fixes
- latest version is PHP 5.6.15
http://php.net/

qBittorrent 3.2.5
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/

TortoiseGit 1.8.16.0
Win or Mac desktop client for Git version control system
http://tortoisegit.org/

VMware Player 12.0.1
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator, similar to VirtualBox
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html

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