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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:10:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] README: stop framing the runtime zip as Windows-only
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The zip is just an archive: it extracts and runs on any OS, and the release's
Source code assets are offered as zip as well as tar.gz, so users pick the
format they prefer.  The section is now "Zip (no installer)" (RU "Zip (без
установки)") and says the archive works on any OS; the Windows/Linux start
commands stay as instructions, not as the section's rationale.  The
source-archive note names both formats, and the release-notes template
follows.
---
 .github/release-notes.md | 2 +-
 README.md                | 8 ++++----
 README_RUS.md            | 8 ++++----
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/release-notes.md b/.github/release-notes.md
index a879a66..88645a0 100644
--- a/.github/release-notes.md
+++ b/.github/release-notes.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The source archive is the same tree a clone would have: unzip it and run
 `./start.sh` (Linux/macOS) or `start.bat` (Windows).  Direct SIMtrace2 capture
 on Linux additionally needs the attached `70-simtrace2-pysniff.rules` udev rule.
 
-**Runtime zip (Windows-friendly, no installer)** — `simtrace-analyser-*.zip`
+**Runtime zip (no installer)** — `simtrace-analyser-*.zip`
 is the runtime tree only (packages, PWA, launchers, docs — no tests, no git):
 extract it anywhere and run `start.bat` (Windows) or `./start.sh`
 (Linux/macOS).  Python 3 has to be on `PATH`; `pip install pyusb` is only
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6094b9..61f4114 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ gh release download --pattern '*.whl'
 pip install ./simtrace_analyser-*.whl
 ```
 
-### 2. Zip (Windows-friendly, no installer)
+### 2. Zip (no installer)
 
 Download `simtrace-analyser-2.7.13.zip` from the release page and extract it
 anywhere: it is the runtime tree (the Python packages, the web UI, the launchers
-and the docs — no tests, no git).  Then run:
+and the docs — no tests, no git).  The archive works on any OS; then run:
 
 Windows:
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ Linux/macOS:
 Python 3 has to be on `PATH`; `pip install pyusb` is only needed for direct
 SIMtrace2 capture.  The launchers accept the server's options
 (`start.bat --capture direct`, `./start.sh --capture direct --port 8080`).
-(The release's *Source code* archive is the full tree including tests; it
-works like a clone below.)
+(The release's *Source code (zip / tar.gz)* archives are the full tree
+including tests; they work like a clone below.)
 
 ### 3. Git clone (development)
 
diff --git a/README_RUS.md b/README_RUS.md
index aefa5cc..a861494 100644
--- a/README_RUS.md
+++ b/README_RUS.md
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ gh release download --pattern '*.whl'
 pip install ./simtrace_analyser-*.whl
 ```
 
-### 2. Zip (для Windows, без установки)
+### 2. Zip (без установки)
 
 Скачайте `simtrace-analyser-2.7.13.zip` со страницы релиза и распакуйте в любое
 место: это рабочее дерево (пакеты Python, интерфейс, скрипты запуска и документация —
-без тестов и git). Затем запустите.
+без тестов и git). Архив подходит для любой ОС. Затем запустите.
 
 Windows:
 
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ Linux/macOS:
 Python 3 должен быть в `PATH`; `pip install pyusb` нужен только для прямого
 захвата с SIMtrace2.  Скрипты принимают параметры сервера
 (`start.bat --capture direct`, `./start.sh --capture direct --port 8080`).
-(Архив *Source code* из релиза — это полное дерево вместе с тестами; он
-работает так же, как клон ниже.)
+(Архивы *Source code (zip / tar.gz)* из релиза — это полное дерево вместе с
+тестами; они работают так же, как клон ниже.)
 
 ### 3. Клон репозитория (для разработки)