Pebble Watch software
Shares rank 75 of 87 operating systems by recommenders
Open-sourced so the software can keep working even if the company fails, and praised as a good open source example. Critics say some parts remain closed source.
Open-sourced so the software can keep working even if the company fails, and praised as a good open source example. Critics say some parts remain closed source.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps software alive after company failure
“they are being maximally open, making it so all of everything would be able to continue”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Pebble Watch software is now open source” “it's great resilience to large company failures when they do”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Pebble Watch software is now open source” Welcomed as open-source release
“Great example of how open source should be done.”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Pebble Watch software is now open source” “It's great to see the app open-sourced!”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Pebble Watch software is now open source”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Closed parts undermine open-source claim
“if it doesn't interoperate with optional non-free software then it is not Open Source”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Pebble Watch software is now open source” “So 100% FOSS, except for the parts that are closed source now”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Pebble Watch software is now open source”
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The four most recommended other operating systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 87 operating systems, rankedWhat people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If they are not mandatory it's 100%.”
“they are being maximally open, making it so all of everything would be able to continue”
“It's great to see the app open-sourced!”
“Great example of how open source should be done.”
“if it doesn't interoperate with optional non-free software then it is not Open Source”
“Thank you for putting the CLA right in the repo where it belongs”
“it's great resilience to large company failures when they do”
“So 100% FOSS, except for the parts that are closed source now”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.