Update Information: June 13, 2011 (Updates)

by Ron , Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 01:46

Engine Updates

Atlas 2.92 (UCI)
Win32/64; mp(2 cpus max); older version was WB/UCI compatible
- implementation of pondering (thinking during opponent's time)
- fix various minor bugs
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BabyChess homepage down for 65 days (404: page not found)
Frenzee homepage down for 298 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Superchessengine homepage down today (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Bestia homepage back up
Bubble homepage back up
Lyapko Utilities homepage back up
Matacz homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- moved Loop (long-time commercial engine that was discovered to be a Fruit derivative) to Retreated Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Kvetka
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Lantern Chess: expanded comment
- Sirius: removed non-essential link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Data Crow 3.9.8
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, etc.
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)

Firebird 2.5 Language Reference
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
- HTML/PDF documentation update for Language Reference
"contains all the SQL additions, updates and improvements since InterBase 6. Combined with the InterBase 6 Language Reference, it forms a complete SQL reference for Firebird 2.5."
http://www.firebirdsql.org/
http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-2-5-language-reference-update-12296/ (announcement)

PostgreSQL 9.1 Beta 2
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.1323 (announcement)

Soluto 1.2.147.0 Beta
free; uses community-developed power-user solutions to fix your PC problems
- first time listed here
http://www.soluto.com/

µTorrent 3.0 (32-bit) RC 4
open source BitTorrent client
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=98500 (3.0 forum thread)

Meaning of Colors

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

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