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158 points nizarmah | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source

A couple of months ago, I built this app to help identify people stuck under rubble.

First responders have awesome tools. But in tough situations, even common folks need to help.

After what happened in Myanmar, we need something like this that works properly.

It has only been tested in controlled environments. It can also be improved; I know BLE is not _that_ effective under rubble.

If you have any feedback or can contribute, don't hold back.

1. iJohnDoe ◴[] No.43553286[source]
Kudos for all your hard work! Getting to 1.0, getting on the app store, and making something that should be on all phones - you did awesome!

I would change your license so it can’t be stolen by Apple. At the very least they need to buy it or hire you as employee.

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2. nizarmah ◴[] No.43555137[source]
There's a higher chance a person/company can do something valuable with this than Apple buying it or hiring me as an employee.

I will also try to create a monetized version for specific use. Maybe that can help fund building a solution that's publicly available.

Both of those will increase the chances of it being adopted by smartphones, like Google and Apple. That's why I switched from GPL-3.0 to MIT.

I appreciate the kind words and the awesome suggestion. Thank you!