Engine Updates

Carballo 1.4 (UCI)
Java source; cross-platform jar file; own GUI; supports Polyglot books
https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/ (homepage)
https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/releases (download)

Hakkapeliitta TCEC (UCI)
C++ source; supports Syzygy egtbs; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- new release is Win64 only
https://github.com/mAarnos/Hakkapeliitta/tree/dev/bin/windows

Sayuri 2016.04.09 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Mac, Win
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Soberango 0.04.1 (XB)
Win32
http://www.luisbtenis.com.ar/Soberango/Soberango.html

SugaR 2.6 (UCI)
C++ source; mp (up to 128 threads); multiPV; FRC; Win32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs; Stockfish derivative
https://github.com/Zerbinati/SugaR/tree/master/srcS (source)
http://mzerbinati.wix.com/sugarchess (homepage)

Chess News

Chess for Android 5.2.2 (XB/UCI)
Aart Bik's free GUI + chess engine for Android
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/ (blog)
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html (homepage and download)

ChessRocks Chess GUI (UCI)
new chess GUI by Kenneth Chamberlain
C# application using .NET platform; Windows only
- not new, but new to me
- for playing or analyzing
https://github.com/player55328/ChessRocks

Cutechess-cli test (XB/UCI)
an open-source, cross-platform commandline interface to run engine-engine games
Win32, Linux64
- this test release is for Win64 only
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess/releases (official source code downloads)
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~ilaripih/bin/cutechess-cli-win64-test.zip (direct link)

Jerry Chess GUI 3.0 pre-release (UCI)
cross-platform Chess GUI for UCI, writtern in Python
- author admits speed and scaling problems due to Python
- threading is limited due to Python GIL
- this version is in C++ and will not suffer the same problems
- this early beta release is for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 64 bit only
http://asdfjkl.github.io/jerry/ (source)
https://github.com/asdfjkl/jerry/releases (download)

Kvetka 3.27 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Updated Wiki Pages

all updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Chess Logos List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Chess Tutorials List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_list

ECO/NCO Cross Reference
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:eco_nco_xref

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

Engine GUI List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

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

Links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Play Chess Online List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_list

Macintosh Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Mobile Chess List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

Native Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_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

NOTE: I had an argument with Microsoft. They thought they owned my computer, I thought I did. Microsoft won by cheating, they clobbered my sys admin settings. Microsoft won the battle, but lost the war. If I can't trust a company to do an update, how can I trust it at all? All future updates of Windows-only software will no longer be listed here.

AdBlock 2.56
Google Chrome extension to block ads, thereby preventing malware infections
- not related to AdBlocck Plus
http://www.getadblock.com/

Antergos 2016.04.22
Arch-based Linux distro; GNOME, Cinnamon, Razor-qt & Xfce desktops; #23 in popularity
- this is a monthly snapshot of a rolling-release distro
http://www.antergos.com/

Asterisk 13.1 cert6
open source framework for building intelligent phone systems & communications applications
- this is an update to the LTS version
http://www.asterisk.org/

Atom 1.7.2
open source web-based programming editor/IDE runs as a desktop app
- lots of plugins and extensions, and language bindings
https://atom.io/

Black Lab 7.6
Linux distro based on Ubuntu (LTS); GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce desktops; #31 in popularity
http://www.blacklablinux.org/

CodeLite 9.1.6
free, open source, cross-platform IDE for C/C++, PHP, JavaScript & Node.js
features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion,
function call tips, more
- called 'Lite' because of usage of SQLite database, IDE is *not* lacking features
http://codelite.org/

Drupal 8.1.0
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
http://drupal.org/home

Filezilla Client 3.17.0
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Go Programming Language 1.6.2
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more
http://golang.org/

Google Chrome 50.0.2661.87
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?

Java 8, Update 92
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable the Java plugin in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Jenkins 2.0
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KaOS 2016.04
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #32 in popularity
http://kaosx.us/

Kingsoft Office WPS Free 10.1.0.5552
cross-platform office suite composed of word processor, spreadsheet and presentation manager,
PDF converter; spell check; imports Word doc & docx files
http://www.ksosoft.com/product/office-free.html

LibreCAD 2.0.10
open source, cross-platform 2D CAD app
http://www.librecad.org/

Linux Kernel 4.5.2
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

MariaDB 5.5.49 Stable
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- gaining popularity from MySQL, a work-alike competitor with fewer features
- 5.x version stays in sync with MySQL 5.x; version 10 is an improved version of it
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features vs MySQL)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100 (What is MariaDB 10?)

Meld 3.15.2
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/

OpenIndiana 2016.04
based on Solaris, OpenSolaris; Enlightnment & GNOME desktops; #138 in popularity
- open-source community alternative to dead commercial Solaris OS
http://openindiana.org/

Puppy Linux -- Quirky 8.0
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 and more complete 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
- Puppy is based on Slackware; available in 32- and 64-bit
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://barryk.org/news/?viewDetailed=00344 (announcement)

PyPy 5.1
cross-platform, open source Python implementation; choose JIT (default), no JIT, stackless, or sandboxed;
also available: back ends for .NET and Java (see: 'Features' page);
other languages that run in the JIT: Prolog (incomplete), Smalltalk, JavaScript, Io, Scheme and Gameboy
for Win32, Linux 32/64, Mac64, & ARM
- syntax-compatible with Python 2.7.10 (PyPy) or 3.2.5 (PyPy3)
- "7.47 times faster than Python 2.7.2 (previous version was 7.59 times faster); see:
http://speed.pypy.org/ (speed benchmarks)
http://pypy.org/ (homepage)

Simplicity 16.04
Puppy-based Linux distro; KDE & LXDE desktops; #27 in popularity
- this is a good distro for old, slow machines
http://simplicitylinux.org/

Ubuntu 16.04
Debian-based Linux distro; Unity desktop; #3 in popularity
- this is the new LTS version with updates for 5 years
- Ubuntu MATE (Ubuntu with MATE desktop); #14 in popularity
- Lubuntu (Ubuntu with LXDE desktop); #20 in popularity
- Xubuntu (Ubuntu with XFCE desktop); #28 in popularity
- Kubuntu (Ubuntu with KDE desktop); #37 in popularity
- Ubuntu GNOME (Ubuntu with GNOME desktop); #54 in popularity
- Ubuntu Studio (Ubuntu with Xfce desktop and audio/visual/multimedia extras); #52 in popularity
https://ubuntu-mate.org/ (Ubuntu MATE)
http://ubuntustudio.org/ (Ubuntu Studio)
http://ubuntugnome.org/ (Ubuntu GNOME)
http://www.kubuntu.org/ (Kubuntu)
http://www.xubuntu.org/ (Xubuntu)
http://lubuntu.net/ (Lubuntu)
http://www.ubuntu.com/ (Ubuntu)

VMware Player 12.1.1
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator, similar to VirtualBox
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
- the free version has some limitations
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html

Wireshark 2.0.3 Stable
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

XAMPP 7.0.5
XAMPP 5.6.20
XAMPP 5.5.34
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 reflects the PHP version that is supported
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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