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Thank you for posting this, it really gave me an answer to the "huh, how did all that drama from last week play out." IMO rebble jumped to some conclusions and

by niwtsol 11mo ago

Thank you for posting this, it really gave me an answer to the "huh, how did all that drama from last week play out." IMO rebble jumped to some conclusions and felt robbed/cheated by what Eric was doing. With Eric going above and beyond to open source everything, I really feel he is trying to live up to what the original promise of pebble was. It is cool what rebble did to keep the pebble community alive, and I get that they might feel slighted, but if you take all egos out of the equation, what Eric is doing is like the best possible outcome - we get new pebble devices. Isn't that the best possible outcome?

user_7832 11mo ago
> Eric is doing is like the best possible outcome Slight correction, apparently Eric posting one of those WhatsApp screenshots was not okay with the person on the other side (who iirc is a rebble guy), who added that those grievances he had were taken out of context in the screenshot. The pebble (or rebble?) subreddit had this in the comments if anyone wants to read more. As always, the truth appears to lie somewhere in the middle, and while this does appear to be more of miscommunication than malice, it's a bit disappointing to me overall.
- Valodim 11mo ago
  Eh. imo this is a hard moral high ground to claim if you publicly (and falsely, as we now know) accuse someone of a crime and threaten legal action in a blog post
  - infotainment 11mo ago
    Agreed -- if someone outright accuses you of lying and stealing, posting evidence against those allegations seems completely reasonable to me.
- trueno 11mo ago
  I see it as the melodramatic theater that goes hand in hand with the development of tech we love. Linux lore is by all measures filled with these types of moments, and as time goes on there are moments of peace and moments of chaos. With any luck the end users live to see another day of tech or software they enjoy. It’s part of our story as humans.

by niwtsol 11mo ago

user_7832 11mo ago

> Eric is doing is like the best possible outcome Slight correction, apparently Eric posting one of those WhatsApp screenshots was not okay with the person on the other side (who iirc is a rebble guy), who added that those grievances he had were taken out of context in the screenshot. The pebble (or rebble?) subreddit had this in the comments if anyone wants to read more. As always, the truth appears to lie somewhere in the middle, and while this does appear to be more of miscommunication than malice, it's a bit disappointing to me overall.

Valodim 11mo ago
Eh. imo this is a hard moral high ground to claim if you publicly (and falsely, as we now know) accuse someone of a crime and threaten legal action in a blog post
- infotainment 11mo ago
  Agreed -- if someone outright accuses you of lying and stealing, posting evidence against those allegations seems completely reasonable to me.
trueno 11mo ago
I see it as the melodramatic theater that goes hand in hand with the development of tech we love. Linux lore is by all measures filled with these types of moments, and as time goes on there are moments of peace and moments of chaos. With any luck the end users live to see another day of tech or software they enjoy. It’s part of our story as humans.