Life In 19x19

Our new Kids server is finally up and running, let us know what you think! More info here: https://www.usgo.org/news/2022/09/agf-l ... go-server/

A recent update to ShinKGS
There seems an unintended regression as well: it doesn't show chat anymore when playing, except history after F5/refresh.

I have never known that to work, did it do so previously? We made a list of problems about a year ago, and that was one of them. An important one ...

We finally have web-based registration for KGS. The Java client has been an ongoing problem for some computers and blocked by many schools. The KGS Home Page features a new link to sign up for a free account. Using https://shin.gokgs.com/ , a web-based client developed by Justin Kramer, phones ...

We aren't actively working on either of these clients, but as they are open source, we are hoping the community will work on improving them. The registration module is almost ready to launch, and we are adding links to both ShinKGS and GoUniverse on our home page. We have directed a number of ...

Yes, KGS rankings seem to be pretty far off, and have not been closely tied to appropriate anchors in a very long time. I am trying to gradually tweak the system, without making major shockwaves. Our goal would be for KGS ranks to align more closely with AGA ranks. There are so many servers, and ...

The good news is we have hired someone to write a web based registration module, so anyone can register without Java. GoUniverse is great, we would love to build on it. Only works on desktops though, so mobile is still an issue for us. Hoping that between GoUniverse and ShinKGS we can cover most of ...

I am not a programmer, but my understanding is that the way the code is written is pretty complicated. It isn't something that can be made opensource easily as there is a very steep learning curve to how it all functions, and even minor changes can cause the whole thing to crash. This is what the ...

Our list of priorities isn't a secret, but at a certain point, more input isn't that useful. We don't have enough resources to solve all of our existing problems as it is. We hope to make gradual improvements over time. We made the list in consultation with a number of users. For now, trying to get ...

We have a really long list of issues and bugs, already priority sorted. Chances are we already know about whatever issues you have. The problem is people with time and skill to fix them. Our volunteer programmers don't have a lot of spare time. They handle big things that come up, and gradually try ...

I think if we ever got 400 people at a lecture, we would be very, very, happy, lol. I have done several of them open to all, and we get around 30 people. Be great if more people take advantage of it, 40 or 50 would be a nice number. We could create some kind of protocol for handling questions if it ...

The AGF is instituting a series of changes to the KGS Go Server to make it more available and more useful as a tool for promoting go. As a first step, KGS+ events will now be free with users able to make a donation – not only to support KGS+ but to cover server costs and fund improvements on the ...

Yes, recordings will all be free too. Not sure we can make the whole backlog available, but will try to do the past year's worth when I get a chance. All new ones will be free to everyone.

The AGF Board did just authorize funding to create a web-based registration module that does not require Java. That should enable us to get new users much more easily, although ShinKGS still has a ton of bugs. GoUniverse is pretty good if you have a desktop and use Chrome. Hopefully we will have the ...

KGS server seems to be unstable after they shifted to the new server. I got disconnected in the middle of the game, and after I was able to get back on, the chat was all about the disconnection (meaning it was server-wide).
Also, I cannot access my games on the archives, meaning I have to download ...

No idea, I don't have any iOs devices. I think it probably doesn't though. You can use ShinKGS on iOs though, although it has some glitches.