CivicCast v1.0.0-rc13 — WITHDRAWN
Pre-releaseCaution
WITHDRAWN — DO NOT INSTALL. A genuine clean-Windows test later exposed bootstrap failures that the earlier contaminated lab run did not catch. This release is retained only as incident history. The notes below preserve what was believed at publication time and are not current guidance. Use v1.0.0-rc14 or newer after the repository's current Windows installation page names it as approved.
CivicCast v1.0.0-rc13 — Windows runtime recovery candidate
This public prerelease supersedes rc12 for new Windows beta installs.
What changed
- Keeps the dedicated CivicCast WSL distribution alive with a per-user background runtime host.
- Recovers
civiccast.serviceafter WSL termination or a Windows sign-in restart. - Updates installer readiness from live health, including revoking a stale Ready display when the service is unavailable.
- Uses the runtime host for repair/retry instead of rerunning full provisioning.
- Carries forward rc12's isolated TSDuck bootstrap verification.
- Updates the README, Windows installation guide, nontechnical/operator/records sections, technical reference, architecture drawings, landing pages, and discussion seed posts for rc13.
Clean-host evidence
An Explorer-launched clean Windows install completed successfully on the release candidate. Health, TSDuck 3.44-4676, bundled GStreamer 1.28.4, first-admin setup, recovery kit, sample media, backup verification, public portal, private rehearsal, daily self-check, and full restore rehearsal passed. Forced WSL termination recovered in about 11 seconds; simulated sign-in relaunch recovered in about 9 seconds.
GitHub gates also passed, including the full unit suite, Windows installer compile/tests, installer browser tests, accessibility, security scans, documentation rendering, and Docker cleanroom.
Installation requirement
Have at least 5 GB free disk space for installation, plus separate capacity for media and recordings.
Beta boundary
This is a controlled public-beta candidate, not production certification or headed LPM acceptance. Download only the exact assets attached to this release and verify them with the published sidecar/manifest and Sigstore bundles.
See docs/releases/v1.0.0-rc13-verification.md in the tagged source for the detailed evidence boundary.