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BOB Gemini Free v0.2.0-preview.3

This is a controlled macOS universal beta preview built from the public
repository. It is intended for owner and pilot testing before any stable or
broad student rollout.

What changed since v0.2.0-preview.2

  • Bounded cancellation-aware retry handling for transient GitHub release
    metadata timeouts.
  • Actionable, calm native update-check, staging, and startup-recovery dialogs.
  • Responsive tablet/phone drawer semantics with initial focus, keyboard Tab
    trapping, Escape close, and focus return.
  • Branded BOB Gemini Free.app bundle naming in both the ZIP and DMG install
    surfaces.
  • Local browser smoke evidence at desktop, tablet, and phone widths with no
    document horizontal overflow or browser console warnings/errors.
  • A version-aware package notice so the downloaded artifact identifies its
    exact preview version and does not carry historical migration instructions.

Trust and installation boundary

  • The package is ad-hoc signed for bundle integrity, not Apple Developer ID
    signed, notarized, or stapled. macOS may require Open Anyway on first
    launch.
  • SHA256SUMS and SHA256SUMS.sig authenticate the project release assets;
    they do not create Apple platform trust.
  • The private release key stays outside GitHub and outside the application.
    The app contains only the public verification key.
  • The updater asks for explicit user consent and retains rollback evidence. It
    is not a silent fleet-push mechanism.

Provider boundary

The app can start locally without a Go, Node, Rust, SQLite, or separate server
installation. Successful local startup does not guarantee that Google will
accept a request: anonymous access, cookies, API keys, model availability,
quota, rate limits, and network reputation remain upstream-dependent. Never
share a student's cookie or API key.

Pilot instructions

  1. Download the exact macOS .dmg or .zip asset from the GitHub release.
  2. Copy BOB Gemini Free.app to /Applications or another writable app
    directory, then launch it and approve the normal macOS warning if shown.
  3. Confirm the app reaches its loopback endpoint and send a bounded smoke
    prompt using the student's own authorized provider route.
  4. Use Help → Check for Updates only after the app is installed outside a
    mounted disk image. Confirm the displayed target version before choosing
    Install Update.

This preview is not stable, notarized, or evidence of a completed 20–30-device
rollout. Record clean-device update, restart, rollback, and configuration
preservation evidence before announcing a broader deployment.

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