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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Thursday, January 07, 2016, 16:43:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Deepov 0.3 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source<br />
- new version available as source code only: new builds please?<br />
<a href="https://github.com/RomainGoussault/Deepov/releases">https://github.com/RomainGoussault/Deepov/releases</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Supra 22.2 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win32/64<br />
<a href="http://www.supra-chess-engine.info/">http://www.supra-chess-engine.info/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chess for Android 5.1.1 Chess GUI (XB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
Aart Bik's free GUI + chess engine for Android<br />
<a href="http://aartbik.blogspot.com/">http://aartbik.blogspot.com/</a> (blog)<br />
<a href="http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html">http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html</a> (homepage and download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FACE Tournament</span></strong><br />
- Edition 15, Division 2 endtable<br />
- Edition 15, Division 1 started<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Norm Pollock site</span></strong><br />
PGN, EPD &amp; TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases<br />
modified EPD program: epdConvert - now has 2 output files<br />
<a href="http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html">http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>iCE: <a href="http://macechess.blogspot.de/2016/01/ice-3-elo-gain.html">http://macechess.blogspot.de/2016/01/ice-3-elo-gain.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Updated Wiki Pages</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chess Logos List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FACE Tournament</span></strong><br />
update by Gerhard<br />
- updated pages: face, participants &amp; ratings<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Macintosh Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Oldies Collection List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:oldies_collection_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:oldies_collection_list</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">NOTE: Microsoft did not honor my administrator settings. All future updates of Windows-only software will no longer be listed here.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adblock Plus 1.10 for Chrome, Opera and Safari</span></strong><br />
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements<br />
- not related to AdBlocck<br />
<a href="http://adblockplus.org/en/">http://adblockplus.org/en/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">BleachBit 1.10</span></strong><br />
free and open-source disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer for Linux &amp; Windows<br />
<a href="http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/">http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Drupal 8.02</span></strong><br />
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation<br />
<a href="http://drupal.org/home">http://drupal.org/home</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Firefox 43.0.4</span></strong><br />
popular, free, open source browser<br />
<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/">http://www.mozilla.com/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Git 2.7.0</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source<br />
<a href="http://git-scm.com/">http://git-scm.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LLVM 3.7.1</span></strong><br />
compiler back-end for compile-time, link-time, run-time, and &quot;idle-time&quot; optimization of programs<br />
written in arbitrary programming languages<br />
<a href="http://llvm.org/">http://llvm.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 7.0.2</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 5.6.17</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 5.5.31</span></strong><br />
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications<br />
- bufix and security fixes only for older versions<br />
- latest version is PHP 7.0.2<br />
<a href="http://php.net/">http://php.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PostgreSQL 9.5.0</span></strong><br />
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications<br />
- due to security fixes: &quot;All users should update their PostgreSQL installation at the next opportunity&quot;<br />
- new UPSERT command added<br />
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/">http://www.postgresql.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1636/">http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1636/</a> (announcement)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Q4OS 2.0.2</span></strong><br />
Linux distro based on Debian (Stable); Trinity desktop; #33 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://q4os.org/">http://q4os.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SQLite 3.10.0</span></strong><br />
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast<br />
- &quot;this is a regularly scheduled maintenance release&quot;<br />
- many new features, bugs fixed &amp; performance optimized<br />
<a href="http://www.sqlite.org/">http://www.sqlite.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.sqlite.org/news.html">http://www.sqlite.org/news.html</a> (update info)<br />
<a href="http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_10_0.html">http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_10_0.html</a> (changelog)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Thunderbird 38.5.1</span></strong><br />
Mozilla's excellent open source email program<br />
<a href="http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/">http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">WordPress 4.4.1</span></strong><br />
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP &amp; MySQL w/ many plugins &amp; themes<br />
<a href="http://wordpress.org/">http://wordpress.org/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: I will be changing all of my web IP addresses soon. If you access this site by number,<br />
or have strict firewall rules, you may need to update your settings.</span></strong></p>
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