Jaluna introduces its first product, Jaluna-1, a suite of Real-Time software components. Jaluna-1 is based on C5, the 5th generation of Sun Microsystems' ChorusOS product. Millions of units of ChorusOS operating system products are shipping worldwide in the UNIX, telecom and network devices markets. Beyond Jaluna-1, future Jaluna Software Component Suites will leverage other Open Source technologies including Linux, Eclipse and Java.

A very common question that comes up when trying Debian GNU/Linux is how the heck do you get Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (a.k.a. ALSA) sound modules set up properly? In this HOWTO LinuxOrbit shows you how to compile and install the ALSA kernel modules, and then setup things using the ALSA Debian script so that modules are automatically loaded and unloaded, and your mixer levels are saved and restored on boot up.

Mozilla's HTML engine, named Gecko, has been powering a number of other browsers on many platforms for a while now, like Galeon, Chimera and more. Vote for your favorite one! Oh, and being on the subject, K-Meleon 0.7, Galeon 2-dev, Salamander 0.3 and Phoenix 0.4 are all very recently released.

Workrave is a free program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). Something possibly very important for all us (computer maniacs) OSNews readers. The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit. Refer to the feature comparison for a complete list of features, and how the program performs with respect to other programs on the market. Currently, the program runs on GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows .

"The only thing I regret -- and, unfortunately, I predicted this would happen -- is that the manufacturers of various competing forms of Linux have become as money-hungry as those they used to despise." Read the editorial at OSOpinion.

HP and Dell, among other workstation manufacturers, have been shipping their systems with the function turned off. Right now, workstation makers say, the broad array of software used in that segment of the market doesn't take advantage of the technology yet. Users, though, can easily turn on the hyperthreading function if they wish (in the BIOS). Although the situation will change, the wrinkle in the workstation market--where Intel said users could see performance benefits of up to 30 percent on select applications--underscores the difficulties in gaining broad acceptance and use for a new technology. Only 30 apps had been fully optimized for the Pentium4 CPU in the first 9 months the chip was on sale.