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Increasing the Feeding, Remember That "Sharing is Caring"
Not for eating! They are not food.
Yesterday, well over 100 birds came to our garden at the same time (about 120 by my rough count). They must be hungry after the recent storm and they learned where they can reliably get "their seeds" (feast). Next Monday we'll need to haul home some more sacks, seeing that it's getting cold (so far in November - and in October as well - it was unusually mild here). We nearly doubled the feeding in recent months and the birds roost in the windows, not just the roof.
Not everyone agrees on the matter of feeding birds, but most neighbours (maybe a vast majority) appreciate this and are openly supportive. It has become a bit like activism and it makes it hard to go out of town.
Remember that "Sharing is Caring". Due to armed conflicts, climate change and other factors there are also more people who starve or rely on food banks. Societies fail when people lose empathy or quit caring for other people (or for animals). In recent epic storms in southeast Asia a lot of "livestock" was left behind to drown or go hungry. That's a lot of suffering.
In relation to software, remember to do your share. Remember that in Free software communities the driver isn't money and many people are not motivated by money. We must recognise the commitments and responsibilities. █