Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 4, 2023
This edition contains the following feature content:
- Namespaces for the Python Package Index: the Python community considers an improvement to its primary package repository, but there are a lot of details to work out.
- Unprivileged BPF and authoritative security hooks: BPF developers return to the idea of unprivileged access, but run afoul of the rules for Linux security modules.
- 6.4 Merge window, part 1: the first set of changes to arrive for the 6.4 kernel release.
- A kernel without buffer heads: one of the oldest data structures in the kernel may finally be on its way out — eventually.
- Ruff: a fast Python linter: a new tool for quickly finding problems with Python programs.
This week's edition also includes these inner pages:
- Brief items: Brief news items from throughout the community.
- Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.
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