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Two product lines, named to make scope obvious to buyers: - 🔒 SilverMetal OS — we ship the operating system or ROM (Linux, Pixel, Samsung-unlocked, Motorola-unlocked) - 🛡️ SilverMetal Enhanced — we harden the OS the device already runs (Windows, macOS, iOS, generic Android) Repo alignment: - SilverVPN already exists as a SilverLABS product (server + MAUI client + Linux client + tunnel service). stack/vpn/ is now an integration pointer rather than a re-scaffold; per-platform READMEs reference it. - SilverApple is deprecated; SilverMetal Enhanced — iOS supersedes it. Migration step added as roadmap milestone 3I.1. - SilverDROID name clash explicitly noted as unrelated (it's the SilverSHELL AppStore Android client, not an Android ROM). - SilverChat may overlap with SilverVPN.Client.Chat; alignment decision added as roadmap milestone 1.1.1. Roadmap restructured: phases now track the OS/Enhanced split. Platform matrix re-sectioned and decision flowchart updated. README rewritten around the two-product-line framing. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# SilverLABS Application Stack
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The cross-platform spine of SilverMetal. These apps replace the cloud services your device normally talks to. Same brand, same account, same data on every platform — whether the user picked a 🔒 SilverMetal OS flavour or a 🛡️ SilverMetal Enhanced flavour.
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## Components
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| Component | Status | Purpose |
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| [`browser/`](browser/) — **SilverBrowser** | v1 (Linux MVP) | De-Googled, telemetry-free browser |
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| [`vpn/`](vpn/) — **SilverVPN** | **Existing** — see [`SilverLABS/SilverVPN`](https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/SilverVPN). This directory tracks integration only | Always-on, no-logs VPN with our infrastructure |
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| [`sync/`](sync/) — **SilverSync** | v1 (Linux MVP) | Private replacement for iCloud/Google/OneDrive |
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| [`chat/`](chat/) — **SilverChat** | v1.1 — *may overlap with `SilverVPN.Client.Chat`; alignment decision pending* | E2EE messenger |
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| [`duress/`](duress/) — **SilverDuress** | v1.1 | Duress password / panic-wipe |
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| [`keys/`](keys/) — **SilverKeys** | v1.1 | Zero-knowledge password + 2FA manager |
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| [`shared/`](shared/) — common code | ongoing | Account SDK, crypto primitives, branding |
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## Account model
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Users get a **SilverLABS account number** (Mullvad-style — random, no email, no name). One account → all Stack apps. Payment is processed separately (SilverDotPay / cryptocurrency option) with no link back to the account number.
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## Cross-platform build philosophy
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Each app is built natively per platform — no Electron sprawl where avoidable:
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- **Linux**: native `.deb` + Flatpak
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- **Android**: native APK / AAB (or MAUI where SilverVPN already provides it)
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- **Windows**: native MSI / EXE (signed)
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- **macOS**: universal binary `.pkg` (notarised)
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- **iOS**: App Store
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Where a single codebase (e.g., MAUI as SilverVPN already does, or Tauri/Rust core for Browser/Sync/Keys) lets us hit multiple platforms with thin native UI shells, we use it. We avoid Electron unless the cost of native is unjustifiable.
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## v1 ship order
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For SilverMetal OS — Linux v1:
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1. **SilverBrowser** — ungoogled-chromium-derived, our defaults, our update channel
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2. **SilverVPN** integration — existing product, integrated into our ISO with always-on defaults and kill-switch
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3. **SilverSync** — Nextcloud-backed (server side), client-side encryption, native Linux client
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These three ship with SilverMetal OS — Linux v1. v1.1 adds Chat, Duress, Keys.
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## Server side
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Server components live in separate repositories:
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- `SilverLABS/SilverVPN` — already exists; includes server stack
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- `SilverLABS/silver-sync-server` *(to be created)* — Nextcloud + Radicale + Baïkal stack
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- `SilverLABS/silver-chat-homeserver` *(to be created OR may live under SilverVPN)* — depends on v1.1.1 alignment decision
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- `SilverLABS/silver-account` *(to be created)* — account-number issuance + auth gateway
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Self-hostable counterparts are documented for users who don't want to use SilverLABS infrastructure.
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