Engine Updates

Protector 1.3.4 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

Jim Ablett Win builds
Protector 1.3.4 JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Chess News

Gaviota Tablebases Probing Code 0.2.0.2
Miguel Ballicora's open source probing code for engine programmers (in C language)
- bitbases on the fly cache
- a small bug was fixed and saved as version 0.2.0.2
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/Home/releases/gaviotatablebasesprobingcodev02updatebitbasesontheflycache (info)
http://github.com/michiguel/Gaviota-Tablebases (source code)

Kvetka 3.5.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
Intended for game viewing and analysis. Several plug-ins available. Available in a portable version.
- a new plugin "Analysis" is released
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem chess websites
BabyChess homepage down for 36 days
Betsy homepage down for 73 days
Blitzer homepage down for 7 days
Bubble homepage down today
Colossus homepage down for 79 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 51 days
Dika homepage down today
Gosu homepage down for 6 days
Sinobyl homepage down for 25 days

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
another busy day for Norbert Raimund Leisner
- more complete description of NetChess
- updated some web links
- some editing of comments
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 occasionally crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

Geany 0.18.1.1
open source cross-platform programmer's editor & lightweight IDE for more than 40 languages
- version 18.2 removed, replaced with more stable version
http://www.geany.org/ (homepage)
http://download.geany.org/geany-0.18.1.1_setup.exe (direct link)

Networx 5.1.1
free network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

Parted Magic 4.9
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester. Recommended!
http://partedmagic.com/

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

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