Record the user-reported Arch X11 validation pass and thread it through the portable and runtime validation matrices.
Adjust the milestone 2 and 3 closeout wording so one fully validated representative distro family is enough for now, while keeping Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE coverage as an explicit milestone 5 GA signoff requirement.
Update the roadmap and GA validation rollup to mark milestones 2 and 3 complete for now rather than fully GA-complete, and archive the raw Arch evidence in user-readiness/1773357669.md.
Validation: documentation consistency review only; no code or behavior changes were made.
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
Record the independent reviewer pass that closes the first-run UX/docs milestone and archive the raw readiness report under user-readiness.
Clarify the README quickstart by naming the default Cmd+m/Super+m hotkey, and align the roadmap plus release checklist with the independent-review closeout wording while keeping milestones 2 and 3 open pending manual validation.
Validation: PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman --help; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest tests.test_aman_cli tests.test_config_ui; user-confirmed milestone 4 validation.
Make the X11 user path visible on first contact instead of burying it under config and maintainer detail.
Rewrite the README around the supported quickstart, expected tray and dictation result, install validation, troubleshooting, and linked follow-on docs. Split deep config and developer material into separate docs, add checked-in screenshots plus a short WebM walkthrough, and add a generator so the media assets stay reproducible.
Also fix the CLI discovery gap by letting `aman --help` show the top-level command surface while keeping implicit foreground `run` behavior, and align the settings, help, and about copy with the supported service-plus-diagnostics model.
Validation: `PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest tests.test_aman_cli tests.test_config_ui`; `PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'`; `python3 -m py_compile src/*.py tests/*.py scripts/generate_docs_media.py`; `PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman --help`.
Milestone 4 stays open in the roadmap because `docs/x11-ga/first-run-review-notes.md` still needs a real non-implementer walkthrough.
Make the milestone 3 runtime story predictable instead of treating doctor, self-check, and startup failures as loosely related surfaces.
Split doctor and self-check into distinct read-only flows, add tri-state diagnostic status with stable IDs and next steps, and reuse that wording in CLI output, service logs, and tray-triggered diagnostics. Add non-mutating config/model probes, a make runtime-check gate, and public recovery/validation docs for the X11 GA roadmap.
Validation: make runtime-check; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'; python3 -m py_compile src/*.py tests/*.py; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman doctor --help; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman self-check --help. Leave milestone 3 open in the roadmap until the manual X11 validation rows are filled.
Implement milestone 2 around a portable X11 release bundle instead of\nkeeping distro packages as the only end-user path.\n\nAdd make/package scripts plus a portable installer helper that builds the\ntarball, creates a user-scoped venv install, manages the user service, handles\nupgrade rollback, and supports uninstall with optional purge.\n\nFlip the end-user docs to the portable bundle, add a dedicated install guide\nand validation matrix, and leave the roadmap milestone open only for the\nremaining manual distro validation evidence.\n\nValidation: python3 -m py_compile src/*.py packaging/portable/portable_installer.py tests/test_portable_bundle.py; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest tests.test_portable_bundle; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest tests.test_aman_cli tests.test_diagnostics tests.test_portable_bundle; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'
Clarify the current release channels versus the X11 GA target so the project has an explicit support promise before milestone 2 delivery work begins.
Update the README, persona and distribution docs, and release checklist with a support matrix, the systemd --user daily-use path, the manual aman run support path, and the canonical recovery sequence. Mark milestone 1 complete in the roadmap once that contract is documented.
Align run, doctor, and self-check help text with the same service and diagnostics language without changing command behavior.
Validated with PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman --help, PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman doctor --help, and PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman self-check --help. Excludes generated src/aman.egg-info and prior user-readiness notes.
Capture the current GA gaps and define a portable X11 support contract so the release bar is explicit for mainstream distros.
Document five ordered milestones covering support policy, portable install/update/uninstall, runtime reliability and diagnostics, first-run UX/docs, and GA validation/release evidence.
Left generated artifacts (src/aman.egg-info) and prior readiness notes uncommitted.
