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Launcher fork/redesign of the an earlier launcher (decision record)

16 planned items in Simca Launcher (Steam-like): Offline Mode, User-Initiated Updates, Package Spec, Sign-in.

Launcher fork/redesign decision record (from the an earlier launcher)

LNCH-0017 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

Decision: redesign the existing MiniStudios/an earlier launcher to Simca specs instead of starting from nothing; see ADR-0001 and docs/facets/LAUNCHER.md

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher reuse: stage, spawn, quit apply order

LNCH-0018 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

Stage the new files, release the single-instance lock, spawn the staged app, then quit; never overwrite the running image

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher reuse: package registry (id, version, minimum launcher version, status)

LNCH-0019 Planned Lite and Pro Standard Free pricing class

Registry of installable packages with id, version, minimum launcher version and status, plus a removal recipe for temporary options

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher reuse: sha256 and size verification

LNCH-0020 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

Verify hash and size of staged files before apply

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher reuse: keep previous generation

LNCH-0021 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

Keep the last working generation until the next success

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher reuse: fail-soft network error handling

LNCH-0022 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

Network errors never crash the launcher or the app; they become clear messages

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher reuse: typed error codes and schema-versioned JSON

LNCH-0023 Planned Lite and Pro Standard Free pricing class

Errors like SIMCA_LNCH_BAD_SIGNATURE and files like simca.package-spec.v1

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: presence and seat tracking

LNCH-0024 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

The fork removes seats, presence and last-seen entirely

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: cloud worker and key-value store dependence

LNCH-0025 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

The fork must work fully with no server; no dependence on a hosted worker or KV for offline use

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: periodic update polling

LNCH-0026 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

No timers that poll for updates (the original polled every 30 seconds); updates are user-initiated only

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: demo or committed launcher keys

LNCH-0027 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

No demo keys or credentials in the repository or the build

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: telemetry and webhook exports

LNCH-0028 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

No telemetry, no SIEM webhook queue, no outbound reporting

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: runtime third-party CDN scripts

LNCH-0029 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

No remote scripts or fonts at runtime

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: non-loopback listeners by default

LNCH-0030 Planned Lite and Pro Core Free pricing class

No listening sockets except an optional loopback control surface that is off by default

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: repository-token fallback for updates

LNCH-0031 Planned Lite and Pro Standard Free pricing class

No source-host token fallback for downloading updates

Depends on: LNCH-0001

Launcher exclusion: tray label that applies updates

LNCH-0032 Planned Lite and Pro Standard Free pricing class

Any control that applies an update says so plainly and asks first

Depends on: LNCH-0001