Engine Updates

Andscacs 0.83 (UCI)
mp (32 cores max); multi-PV; Win32/64
- "maybe 20 Elo stronger or a little more"
http://www.andscacs.com/

Cheng 4.39 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; multiPV; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux64, Mac64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- Android build is updated
http://www.vlasak.biz/cheng

Maverick 1.5 (UCI)
C++ source; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- added some Linux builds
http://www.chessprogramming.net/

Sayuri 2015.11.13 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri

Chess News

FACE tournament
- Ed15 Division 2, round 12 results
http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=3063#p3065

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Cheng 4 0.39 JA (UCI)
- Floyd 0.6 JA (UCI)
- Deep Saros 2.3f JA (UCI)
- Mini Rodent 1.0 JA (UCI)
- Galjoen 0.31 JA (UCI/WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Lima 2 (WB)
plays 5x5 mini-shogi variant on Windows only
- rename '.png' files to '.exe'
https://sites.google.com/site/deuteriumengine/files/shogi-5x5

Lucas Chess 9.07d
"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)

Python-chess 0.13
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

Adblock Browser 1.1 for Android
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.245
free cross-platform flash video player for browsers
- Flash is in undisputed first-place as the most common avenue of infection
- Adobe bundles unwanted 3rd party crapware, beware!
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

BurnAware Free 8.6
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software for Windows
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

Calibre 2.44.0
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 2.2.3 Stable
free, popular, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model
http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

CDBurnerXP 4.5.6.5931
open source CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning software for Win32/64
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 update required if using WMA format
- be careful, you will want the version *without* the 'Open Candy' advertising malware
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage)
http://cdburnerxp.se/download?more-options (download)

Clonezilla 2.4.2-61
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/

FrostWire 6.1.7
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Glary Utilities 5.38.0.58
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Google Chrome 46.0.2490.86
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?

Gosu 1.9.1
a Java-like programming language for the jvm featuring: OO, closures, inference, simplified generics, etc.
http://gosu-lang.org/

Greenshot 1.2.8.12 Stable
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
http://getgreenshot.org/

IzPack 5.0.6
free Java cross-platform installer for packaging, distributing and deploying applications
http://izpack.org/

Jenkins 1.638
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Mono 4.0.5.1
.NET Framework-compatible set of tools; fully Ecma standard-compliant implementation
includes a C# compiler, a Common Language Runtime, GUI-builder and much more
able to run Microsoft .NET applications cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, others)
- more adoption of Microsoft's open source code, runtime optimizations, bugfixes, etc.
http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/releases/4.0.5/ (release notes)
http://www.mono-project.com/

Puppy Linux --- Quirky Werewolf 7.3 (64-bit)
Puppy is a popular (#17) 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=00285 (Quirky announcement)

Skype 7.14.0.104
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

VirtualBox 5.0.10
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)

XAMPP 5.6.14-3 & 5.5.30-3
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

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Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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