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Encyclopedia > GNU Go
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GNU Go is a free software program by the Free Software Foundation that plays Go. Its source code is quite portable, and can be easily compiled for Linux, as well as other Unix-like systems, Windows and Mac OS X; ports exist for other platforms. Image File history File links By Ebba Berggren, released under GPL, so presumed OK for GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about free software as defined by the sociopolitical free software movement; for information on software distributed without charge, see freeware. ... The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit corporation founded in October 1985 by Richard Stallman to support the free software movement (free as in freedom), and in particular the GNU project. ... Go is a board game for two players. ... Source code (commonly just source or code) is any series of statements written in some human-readable computer programming language. ... Linux, or GNU/Linux, refers to any Unix-like computer operating system which uses the Linux kernel. ... Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of operating systems by Microsoft. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... In computer science, porting is the adaptation of a piece of software so that it will function in a different computing environment to that for which it was originally written. ...


The program plays Go against the user, at about 8 to 12 kyu strength. Multiple board sizes are supported, from 5×5 to 19×19. The traditional board game go (igo, baduk, or weiqi) has a number of national, regional and online systems of measuring levels of skill, as ranks and ratings. ...


Although ASCII-based, GNU Go supports two protocols — the Go Modem Protocol and the Go Text Protocol — by which GUIs can interface with it to give a graphical display. Several such GUIs exist. GTP also allows it to play online on Go servers (through the use of bridge programs), and copies can be found running on NNGS, KGS, and probably others. There are 95 printable ASCII characters, numbered 32 to 126. ... Go Text Protocol is an internet protocol used by several Go engines. ... GUI can refer to the following: GUI is short for graphical user interface, a term used to describe a type of interface in computing. ... GUI can refer to the following: GUI is short for graphical user interface, a term used to describe a type of interface in computing. ... KGS can refer to: The Kansas Geological Survey The Kiseido Go (board game) Server King George School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada The Karachi Grammar School This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


The current (stable) version of GNU Go is 3.6.


A version called Pocket GNU Go, based on GNU Go 2.6, is available for the Windows CE operating system (Pocket PC). Versions based on the much weaker 1.2 engine also exist for the Game Boy Advance and Palm Pilot. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Dell Axim x30, a Pocket PC A Pocket PC, abbreviated P/PC or PPC, is a handheld-sized computer that runs a specific version of the Windows CE operating system. ... GBA redirects here. ... An early model - the Pilot 5000 The Palm m130 was one of the first Palms with a colour screen Pilot was the name given to the first generation of personal digital assistants manufactured by Palm Computing in 1996 (then a division of U.S. Robotics and later 3Com). ...


See also

Free software Portal

Image File history File links Portal. ... The following is a list of free computer programs for playing Go. ... Computer Go is the field of artificial intelligence (AI) dedicated to creating a computer program that plays Go, an ancient board game. ...

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Official pages

Third-party GUIs

  • CGoban - Linux / Unix
  • Drago - Windows
  • gGo - Java based
  • glGo - Linux / Windows; a prototype for a 3D goban display
  • Goban - Mac OS X
  • GoGui - Java based
  • Jago - Java based
  • qGo - Linux / Windows / OSX ; also a IGS client
  • Quarry - GNU/Linux, GTK+-based
  • Ruby Go - Linux, Unix, Windows, Tk-based

Non-official ports

Other


  Results from FactBites:
 
GNU Go - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) (478 words)
GNU Go 1.2 was released sometime in 1995.
GNU Go 2.4 was released September 12, 1999.
GNU Go 3.6 was released November 17, 2004.
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