Prepare the 1.0.0 GA release surface

Add the repo-side pieces for milestone 5: MIT licensing, real maintainer and forge metadata, a public support doc, 1.0.0 release notes, release-prep tooling, and CI uploads for the full candidate artifact set.

Keep source-tree version surfaces honest by reading the local project version in the CLI and About dialog, and cover the new release-prep plus version-fallback behavior with focused tests.

Document where raw validation evidence belongs, add the GA validation rollup, and archive the latest readiness review. Milestone 5 remains open until the forge release page is published and the milestone 2 and 3 matrices are filled with linked manual evidence.

Validation: PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest tests.test_release_prep tests.test_portable_bundle tests.test_aman_cli tests.test_config_ui; python3 -m py_compile src/*.py tests/*.py; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman version

docs/x11-ga/05-ga-candidate-validation-and-release.md

@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ The final step to GA is not more feature work. It is proving that Aman has a rea
 - Completed validation report for the representative distro families.
 - Updated release checklist with signed-off GA criteria.
 - Public support/reporting instructions that match the shipped product.
+- Raw validation evidence stored in `user-readiness/<linux-timestamp>.md` and linked from the validation matrices.

docs/x11-ga/README.md

@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ Any future docs, tray copy, and release notes should point users to this same se
   [`first-run-review-notes.md`](./first-run-review-notes.md) plus
   [`user-readiness/1773352170.md`](../../user-readiness/1773352170.md).
 - [ ] [Milestone 5: GA Candidate Validation and Release](./05-ga-candidate-validation-and-release.md)
-  Close the remaining trust, legal, release, and validation work for a public 1.0 launch.
+  Implementation landed on 2026-03-12: repo metadata now uses the real
+  maintainer and forge URLs, `LICENSE`, `SUPPORT.md`, `docs/releases/1.0.0.md`,
+  `make release-prep`, and [`ga-validation-report.md`](./ga-validation-report.md)
+  now exist. Leave this milestone open until the release page is published and
+  the milestone 2 and 3 validation matrices are filled with linked raw
+  evidence.
 
 ## Cross-milestone acceptance scenarios
 

docs/x11-ga/ga-validation-report.md

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# GA Validation Report
+
+This document is the final rollup for the X11 GA release. It does not replace
+the underlying evidence sources. It links them and records the final signoff
+state.
+
+## Where to put validation evidence
+
+- Put raw manual validation notes in `user-readiness/<linux-timestamp>.md`.
+- Use one timestamped file per validation session, distro pass, or reviewer
+  handoff.
+- In the raw evidence file, record:
+  - distro and version
+  - reviewer
+  - date
+  - release artifact version
+  - commands run
+  - pass/fail results
+  - failure details and recovery outcome
+- Reference those timestamped files from the `Notes` columns in:
+  - [`portable-validation-matrix.md`](./portable-validation-matrix.md)
+  - [`runtime-validation-report.md`](./runtime-validation-report.md)
+
+## Release metadata
+
+- Release version: `1.0.0`
+- Release page:
+  `https://git.thaloco.com/thaloco/aman/releases/tag/v1.0.0`
+- Support channel: `thales@thalesmaciel.com`
+- License: MIT
+
+## Evidence sources
+
+- Portable lifecycle matrix:
+  [`portable-validation-matrix.md`](./portable-validation-matrix.md)
+- Runtime reliability matrix:
+  [`runtime-validation-report.md`](./runtime-validation-report.md)
+- First-run review:
+  [`first-run-review-notes.md`](./first-run-review-notes.md)
+- Raw evidence archive:
+  [`user-readiness/README.md`](../../user-readiness/README.md)
+- Release notes:
+  [`docs/releases/1.0.0.md`](../releases/1.0.0.md)
+
+## Final signoff status
+
+| Area | Status | Evidence |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Milestone 2 portable lifecycle | Pending | Fill `portable-validation-matrix.md` and link raw timestamped evidence |
+| Milestone 3 runtime reliability | Pending | Fill `runtime-validation-report.md` and link raw timestamped evidence |
+| Milestone 4 first-run UX/docs | Complete | `first-run-review-notes.md` and `user-readiness/1773352170.md` |
+| Release metadata and support surface | Repo-complete | `LICENSE`, `SUPPORT.md`, `pyproject.toml`, packaging templates |
+| Release artifacts and checksums | Repo-complete | `make release-prep`, `dist/SHA256SUMS`, `docs/releases/1.0.0.md` |
+| Published release page | Pending | Publish `v1.0.0` on the forge release page and attach the prepared artifacts |

docs/x11-ga/portable-validation-matrix.md

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Completed on 2026-03-12:
 These rows must be filled with real results before milestone 2 can be closed as
 fully complete for GA evidence.
 
+Store raw evidence for each distro pass in `user-readiness/<linux-timestamp>.md`
+and reference that file in the `Notes` column.
+
 | Distro family | Fresh install | First service start | Upgrade | Uninstall | Reinstall | Reboot or service restart | Missing dependency recovery | Conflict with prior package install | Reviewer | Status | Notes |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Debian/Ubuntu | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |

docs/x11-ga/runtime-validation-report.md

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Completed on 2026-03-12:
 These rows must be filled with release-specific evidence before milestone 3 can
 be closed as complete for GA signoff.
 
+Store raw evidence for each runtime validation pass in
+`user-readiness/<linux-timestamp>.md` and reference that file in the `Notes`
+column.
+
 | Scenario | Debian/Ubuntu | Arch | Fedora | openSUSE | Reviewer | Status | Notes |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Service restart after a successful install | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Verify `systemctl --user restart aman` returns to the tray/ready state |