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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:
+XBoard is a graphical user interface for chess in all its major +forms, including international chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess) and +shogi (Japanese chess), in addition to many minor variants such as +Losers Chess, Crazyhouse, Chess960 and Capabanca 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.
-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.
+The project also includes a port to 32-bit Windows systems called +WinBoard.
+ +You can find the download section for Winboard at +the Winboard +Forum.
+Development for Winboard, reporting bugs and any other requests can +also be done at the same places as for XBoard (see below).
Xboard can be found on the main GNU ftp server: -http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ -(via http) and -ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ -(via ftp). -It can also be found on one of the mirrors of -ftp.gnu.org; +
The current stable version +is: 4.4.0
+ +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/ (via ftp).
+ +It can also be found on one of the mirrors +of ftp.gnu.org; please use a mirror if possible.
-For development sources and other information, please see the Xboard project page at savannah.gnu.org.
+Current unstable version: is: 4.4.1.20091022.
+ +For development sources and other information, please see +the XBoard project +page at savannah.gnu.org.
+ +A snapshot of the latest source code is available at +the git +repository on Savannah.
+ +You can also find an archive of old versions on the ftp server.
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 -or man xboard, or by looking at /usr/doc/xboard/, +
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 or man xboard, or by +looking at /usr/doc/xboard/, /usr/local/doc/xboard/, or similar directories on your system.
-Xboard has two mailing lists: +
These are screenshots taken from version 4.4.0 (click to enlarge).
+If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ.
+ + +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>. -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 +174,28 @@ Or you can use the mailing list web interface.
+A very active forum is the WinBoard Forum (where our current main developer HGM can be found).
-To translate Xboard's messages into other languages, please see the Reporting Bugs
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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.
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- Xboard is currently being maintained by Tim Mann and Arun Persaud. Please
-use the mailing lists above for contact. 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.Maintainer
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