GNU Go
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| GNU Go | |
Logo by Ebba Berggren
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| Developer: | The GNU Go Team |
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| Latest release: | 3.7.10 / May 22, 2006 |
| OS: | POSIX |
| Use: | Computer Go |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | GNU Go |
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.
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.
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.
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Official pages
- GNU Go main page
- Development page (usually has more recent versions)
- GNU Go Trac a Wiki and Issue tracker for GNU Go development.
[edit] 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
[edit] Non-official ports
- Mac OS 9 version
- Pocket GNU Go
- Game Boy Advance version
- GnuGoS60 - Port of GnuGo for S60/Symbian
[edit] Other
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