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• Python 3.0 Arrives

  The Python language has it's first major revamp with Python 3.0, we look at what the changes mean for Python programmers

• Monty says beware of MySQL 5.1 GA

  

  The father of MySQL delivers an unhappy verdict on the quality of the MySQL 5.1 GA release and questions how MySQL is currently developed

• What's new in Fedora 10

  

  Thanks to kernel-based mode-setting, the new Fedora not only promises a faster, better looking, start-up procedure. The distribution's range of software is comprehensive and state-of-the-art with OpenOffice 3.0 and the "glitch free" version of PulseAudio

• Kernel Log: New graphics drivers and Linux versions: Dom0 patches for 2.6.29?

  

• Ubuntu 8.10 first tryout

  We take the new Ubuntu release out for a run on some common hardware and find there are some real pitfalls for those new to Linux hiding in the background

• Fuzzy ways of finding flaws

  

  Fuzzing, aka fuzz testing, has revolutionized the automated search for programming flaws. Nowadays, you simply use corrupt data to cause programs to crash and detect flaws even without access to the source code.

• Security experts reveal details of WPA hack

  Wifi encryption with WPA is not yet cracked but the approach shows that brute force is not the final word.

• Signing emails with DomainKeys Identified Mail

  

  Originally, DomainKeys - and its successor, DKIM - was only designed to fight spam. Since it detects forged sender addresses it also works well against phishing. heise online looks at implementing DKIM for yourself