Fails also on this system.

$ p3
Python 3.0.1 (r301:69556, Feb 13 2009, 23:52:55) 
[GCC 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-3)] on linux2
(...)
>>> # use both hangs
(...)
>>> p.start()
>>> p.join()
(hmm la  do diii   laaa...)^C
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File
"/usr/users/lambert/bin/python/lib/python3.0/multiprocessing/process.py",
line 119, in join
    res = self._popen.wait(timeout)
  File
"/usr/users/lambert/bin/python/lib/python3.0/multiprocessing/forking.py",
line 118, in wait
    return self.poll(0)
  File
"/usr/users/lambert/bin/python/lib/python3.0/multiprocessing/forking.py",
line 107, in poll
    pid, sts = os.waitpid(self.pid, flag)
KeyboardInterrupt
>>>