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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Sunday, June 05, 2016, 20:26:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Acqua 20160602 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win; successor to 'Calimero'<br />
- Linux download listed, but the link is dead<br />
<a href="http://www.g-sei.org/acqua/">http://www.g-sei.org/acqua/</a> (G-Sei)<br />
<a href="http://www.elektrosoft.it/scacchi/acqua/acqua.asp">http://www.elektrosoft.it/scacchi/acqua/acqua.asp</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Alcibiades (UCI)</span></strong><br />
new source-code-only engine by Evgeni Pandurski<br />
Rust source; intended as a didactic engine<br />
<a href="https://github.com/epandurski/alcibiades">https://github.com/epandurski/alcibiades</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">BagaturChess 1.4b (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Java source; mp; cross-platform jar files + Win; can use Gaviota ebtbs<br />
<a href="https://github.com/bagaturchess/Bagatur-Chess-Engine-And-Tools/tree/master/Downloads/Engine">https://github.com/bagaturchess/Bagatur-Chess-Engine-And-Tools/tree/master/Downloads/Engine</a><br />
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/files/BagaturEngine/">https://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/files/BagaturEngine/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">DanaSah 6.2 (XB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C source (Spanish language comments); Linux, Mac, Win; FRC; uses Scorpio bitbases and ProDeo opening book<br />
- this release supports Windows only<br />
- &quot;it is preferable not to use Danasah 6.2 for rating lists&quot;<br />
<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/danasah/">http://sites.google.com/site/danasah/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/7u5vb8ni24p5uhu/danasah62.zip">http://www.mediafire.com/download/7u5vb8ni24p5uhu/danasah62.zip</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Ethereal 7.33 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
new engine by Andrew Grant<br />
C source; Win64<br />
- formerly listed on the source-code-only list<br />
<a href="https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal">https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Daniel Jose Win32/64 builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#f00;">Paladin 0.1 DJ (UCI)</span></strong><br />
new engine by Ankan Banerjee<br />
C++ source; Win<br />
<a href="https://github.com/ankan-ban/chess_cpu">https://github.com/ankan-ban/chess_cpu</a> (source repo)<br />
<a href="http://www.andscacs.com/paladin/paladin_0.1.zip">http://www.andscacs.com/paladin/paladin_0.1.zip</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sayuri 2016.06.04 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux, Win<br />
<a href="http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri">http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri</a><br />
<a href="http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases">http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SJCE 2.36.00</span></strong><br />
Strong Java Chess Engines packages<br />
- there are two packages: XB &amp; UCI<br />
- moved: Eden v0.0.13 from XB to UCI package<br />
- added to XB package: Tri-OS/CS4210<br />
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/sjce/files/chess_engines_nb-src/">https://sourceforge.net/projects/sjce/files/chess_engines_nb-src/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Aquarium 2016 Chess GUI (UCI)</span></strong><br />
commercial chess GUI<br />
<a href="http://chessok.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=7_43">http://chessok.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=7_43</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Deep Pink</span></strong><br />
learning AI chess program programmed in Python by Erik Bernhardsson<br />
<a href="https://github.com/erikbern/deep-pink">https://github.com/erikbern/deep-pink</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 PGN program: clusterList<br />
- consolidated PGN programs: resultTable merged into resultList<br />
<a href="http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/40H.html">http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/40H.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Updated Wiki Pages</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Engine GUI List</span></strong><br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><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;">Linux Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Macintosh Engine List</span></strong><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><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Advisory:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;"><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: 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.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adblock Plus 1.12 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;">Alpine 3.4.0</span></strong><br />
independent Linux distro; XFCE desktop; #45 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.alpinelinux.org/">http://www.alpinelinux.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Arch 2016.06.01</span></strong><br />
independent, rolling-release Linux distro; all desktops; #9 in popularity<br />
- this is the monthly release<br />
<a href="http://www.archlinux.org/">http://www.archlinux.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Calibre 2.58.0</span></strong><br />
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers<br />
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer<br />
<a href="http://calibre-ebook.com/">http://calibre-ebook.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Clonezilla Live 2.4.6-25 Stable</span></strong><br />
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)<br />
<a href="http://clonezilla.org/">http://clonezilla.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Feng Office 3.4.2.2</span></strong><br />
free web-based open source collaboration platform<br />
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.<br />
- only the 'Community Edition' is free<br />
<a href="http://www.fengoffice.com/web/">http://www.fengoffice.com/web/</a><br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GCC 5.4</span></strong><br />
open source C/C++ compiler for Linux<br />
includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages<br />
- bugfixes &amp; stability changes for an older version<br />
- latest version is GCC 6.1<br />
<a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/">http://gcc.gnu.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-6/changes.html">https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-6/changes.html</a> (6.x changes)<br />
<a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-5/changes.html">https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-5/changes.html</a> (5.x changes)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GDB 7.11.1</span></strong><br />
GNU Debugger supports many programming languages, including Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Free Pascal, Fortran, Java and partially others<br />
- supports local and remote debugging<br />
<a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/">https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Google Chrome 51.0.2704.79</span></strong><br />
popular cross-platform web browser<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?">https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">HHVM 3.13.2</span></strong><br />
Facebook's open-source replacement/improvement of the PHP programming language<br />
- HHVM programs run much faster than PHP programs<br />
- package includes the Hack programming language, version 3.13.2<br />
<a href="https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releasesFacebook's">https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releasesFacebook's</a> open-source replacement/improvement of the PHP programming language</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">ImageMagick 7.0.1-9</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, open-source program to manipulate images<br />
- create, edit, compose, or convert images files (200+ formats)<br />
- bmp, png, jpg, gif, tiff, svg, etc.<br />
- resize, flip, mirror, rotate, distort, shear and transform<br />
- adjust image, apply special effects,<br />
- draw text, lines, polygons, ellipses &amp; Bézier curves<br />
<a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php">http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Linux Kernel 4.6.1</span></strong><br />
- the Linux kernel has been updated<br />
<a href="http://www.kernel.org/">http://www.kernel.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Lite 3.0</span></strong><br />
Linux distro based on Ubuntu(LTS); Xfce desktop; #17 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.linuxliteos.com/">http://www.linuxliteos.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Mercurial 3.8.3</span></strong><br />
free, cross-platform, open-source distributed version control management tool<br />
<a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/">https://www.mercurial-scm.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MyLittleForum 2.3.5</span></strong><br />
open source PHP forum software; supports threaded and flat view<br />
<a href="http://mylittleforum.net/">http://mylittleforum.net/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="https://github.com/ilosuna/mylittleforum/releases">https://github.com/ilosuna/mylittleforum/releases</a> (download + changelog)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MySQL Community Server 5.7.13</span></strong><br />
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database<br />
- slowly losing popularity to MariaDB, a work-alike, drop-in competitor with more features<br />
<a href="http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/">http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Q4OS 1.4.11</span></strong><br />
Linux distro based on Debian (Stable); Trinity desktop; #46 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://q4os.org/">http://q4os.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Thunderbird 45.1.1</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;">VLC Media Player 2.2.4</span></strong><br />
open source, cross-platform multimedia player (audio/video)<br />
<a href="http://www.videolan.org/">http://www.videolan.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>
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