Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 7, 2023

• Altering Python attribute handling for modules: a proposal for a mechanism to make some common mistakes easier to detect.
• The first half of the 6.6 merge window: a summary of the first batch of work pulled into the mainline for the 6.6 kernel release.
• Security topics: io_uring, VM attestation, and random-reseed notifications: patches to make io_uring optional, create a standard protocol for virtual-machine attestation, and notify user space that random-number generators need to be reseeded.
• Race-free process creation in the GNU C Library: integrating the pidfd mechanism into the posix_spawn() API.
• Reducing the bandwidth needs for fwupd: Fedora 40 may run a service to distribute firmware-update information on the local net.

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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