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Tim's original pages can be found here.

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XBoard

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XBoard is a graphical user interface for chess. It displays a chessboard on the screen, accept moves made with the mouse, and load and save games in Portable Game Notation (PGN). It serves as a front-end for many different chess services, including:

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XBoard is a graphical user interface for chess. It displays a chessboard on the screen, accepts moves made with the mouse, and loads and saves games in Portable Game Notation (PGN). It serves as a front-end for many different chess services, including:

XBoard runs on Unix and Unix-like systems that use the X Window System. The project also includes a port to 32-bit Windows systems called WinBoard.

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Other information

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Tim's original pages are still available.

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Downloading XBoard

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Xboard can be found on the main GNU ftp server: +

stable version

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The current stable version is 4.2.7

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It can be found on the main GNU ftp server: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ (via http) and ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ @@ -46,32 +51,54 @@ ftp.gnu.org; please use a mirror if possible.

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development version

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For development sources and other information, please see the Xboard project page at XBoard project page at savannah.gnu.org.

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At the moment we are working hard on version 4.4.0, which should be out soon (that is summer 2009)

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A snapshot of the latest source code is available at the git repository on Savannah.

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We also have test-packages available for debian (link will be available in the next few days, that is mid of 2009-07) and opensuse (rpm). Furthermore you can get a .tar.gz from alpha.gnu.org (also available in a few days, that is mid 2009-07). Keep in mind that these are still beta.

Documentation

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Documentation for Xboard is available online, as +

Documentation for XBoard is available online, as is documentation for most GNU software. You may -also find more information about Xboard by running info xboard +also find more information about XBoard by running info xboard or man xboard, or by looking at /usr/doc/xboard/, /usr/local/doc/xboard/, or similar directories on your system.

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Mailing Lists

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Screenshots

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Will be added soon.

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Links

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We will add links soon for special topics, such as: computer chess, bughouse and other topics.

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Xboard has two mailing lists: +

Frequently Asked Question(FAQ)

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If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ.

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Mailing Lists and Discussion Forums

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mailing lists

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XBoard has two mailing lists: <bug-xboard@gnu.org> and <xboard-devel@gnu.org>.

The main discussion list is -<bug-xboard@gnu.org>, -and is used to discuss most aspects of Xboard, including development and -enhancement requests, as well as bug reports.

+<xboard-devel@gnu.org>, +and is used to discuss most aspects of XBoard, including development +and enhancement requests. Please send bug reports +to <bug-xboard@gnu.org>.

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Announcements about Xboard and most other GNU software are made on +

Announcements about XBoard and most other GNU software are made on <info-gnu@gnu.org>.

To subscribe to these or any GNU mailing lists, please send an empty @@ -83,25 +110,34 @@ Or you can use the mailing list web interface.

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discussion forums

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A very active forum is the WinBoard Forum (where our current main developer HGM can be found).

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Reporting Bug

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If you think you found a bug, please check the bugtracker for open and already closed bugs. If you found a new bug, please, file a bug-report either via our bug-related email list or in the bugtracker. -

Translating Xboard

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Maintainer

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Xboard is currently being maintained by Tim Mann and Arun Persaud. Please +

XBoard is currently being maintained by Tim Mann, Arun Persaud and H.G. Muller. Please use the mailing lists above for contact.

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Please remember that development of Xboard, and GNU in general, is a +

Please remember that development of XBoard, and GNU in general, is a volunteer effort, and you also can contribute. For information, please read How to help GNU.