#hibernation

#hibernation

Since at least 1886, a groundhog now named Punxsutawney Phil has emerged from his burrow every Groundhog Day to predict when winter weather will end. Other groundhogs (Marmota monax) around the country have joined him in this climatological soothsaying. Folklore, likely stemming from Celtic mid-season festivals, dictates that if Phil sees his shadow, winter will continue for six more weeks, whereas if he doesn't, spring will come early. (Many people around the country are probably hoping that shadow doesn't appear after recent winter weather.)

The new request for comments is from Collabora's Muhammad Anjum. Collabora does a lot of FOSS development, although its work on LibreOffice may be the most visible. (That may even speed up, as earlier this year, it merged with Allotropia, the company working on a WASM version of LibreOffice.)