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Hypercolor ships native builds for Linux, Windows, and macOS, and the README, CONTRIBUTING guide, and capability matrix already treat the three as peers. A handful of older specs and design notes still described the engine as Linux-first or pushed cross-platform support to a later phase. This PR brings those documents in line with what actually ships. No code changes.

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Document Before After
docs/specs/23-session-power-awareness.md "Linux-first" principle, cross-platform "can follow later" Names the real backend on each platform: logind and evdev on Linux, WM_POWERBROADCAST plus WTS on Windows, NSWorkspace on macOS
docs/specs/01-core-engine.md "Hypercolor is Linux-first, but..." States the three platforms directly
docs/design/15-community-ecosystem.md Comparison row "Linux-first (future: cross-platform)", a Linux-first talk title, and a Linux-first growth ladder step Platform row lists all three OSes, talk angle becomes "RGB Lighting as an Open Source Problem", ladder step reads "every OS, every device, every room"
docs/specs/56-linux-servo-gpu-surface-interop.md, docs/specs/60-user-media-and-layer-stack.md "Linux first" build-order qualifiers Qualifier removed; the Linux path already exists
docs/research/faces/nzxt-cam.md Lists "Linux-first" as a Hypercolor strength Reads "cross-platform"

The comparison table in the ecosystem doc was re-aligned with Prettier because the widest cell shrank. The v0.2.1 release notes keep their original wording since they record that release as announced. The Framework row in the partner table still says "Linux-first laptop" because it describes Framework, not Hypercolor.

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Prettier check on the six touched files: the ecosystem doc is clean after the table re-align, and the other four warnings predate this branch (confirmed by stashing and re-running). A repo-wide grep for "linux-first" and "linux first" now returns only the release notes and the Framework partner row.

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  • Documentation
    • Updated product and ecosystem documentation to describe Hypercolor as cross-platform across Linux, Windows, and macOS.
    • Revised messaging to present RGB lighting as an open source problem rather than a Linux-first one.
    • Documented native session and power integrations for each supported platform.
    • Clarified platform-neutral strategies for media decoding and GPU interoperability.

Hypercolor runs natively on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and the README,
CONTRIBUTING guide, and capability matrix already describe all three as
peers. Several older specs and design notes still called the engine
Linux-first or deferred cross-platform work to "later", which no longer
matches what ships.

The session power spec now names the real backend on each platform. The
core engine spec states the three platforms directly. The community
ecosystem comparison, talk angle, and growth ladder drop the Linux-first
label, and the media stack and Servo interop specs lose a build-order
qualifier that had already been satisfied. The v0.2.1 release notes keep
their wording because they describe that release as it was announced.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_017QqD4e2C7kLCBtZBEfJyTx
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The pull request updates six documentation files. It replaces Linux-first descriptions with cross-platform wording and documents native platform backends for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

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Cross-Platform Documentation

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Platform strategy statements
docs/specs/01-core-engine.md, docs/specs/23-session-power-awareness.md, docs/specs/56-linux-servo-gpu-surface-interop.md, docs/specs/60-user-media-and-layer-stack.md, docs/research/faces/nzxt-cam.md
Technical documentation now identifies Linux, Windows, and macOS support, lists native session backends, and removes Linux-first qualifiers from implementation descriptions.
Ecosystem positioning
docs/design/15-community-ecosystem.md
Platform comparisons, FOSDEM messaging, and the endgame statement now use cross-platform wording.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7e444

The documentation has a minor inconsistency about when cross-platform support becomes available; it is straightforward to correct before or shortly after merge.

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The comparison table now lists Linux, Windows, and macOS, but the pitch
quote above it still said Linux-native and the key narrative below it
still argued for being so good on Linux that Windows users switch. Both
sat on the same screen as the table and contradicted it. The session
power spec also names IOKit alongside NSWorkspace for macOS, matching
the README.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_017QqD4e2C7kLCBtZBEfJyTx
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In `@docs/design/15-community-ecosystem.md`:
- Line 816: Update the roadmap entries that schedule cross-platform support for
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Align the roadmap with the current platform claim.

The table now presents Linux, Windows, and macOS support as current. Lines 1407 and 1420 still schedule cross-platform support for later years. Update those roadmap entries so this document matches the current platform descriptions in docs/content/_index.md.

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In `@docs/design/15-community-ecosystem.md` at line 816, Update the roadmap
entries that schedule cross-platform support for later years so they reflect the
current Linux, Windows, and macOS support claim, matching the platform
descriptions in the documentation index.

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