TASK 48: distribution & packaging is deferred until we are near v1

Creator ruling 2026-10-26: the remaining programming work is far from
release and a complete UX redesign is about to start, so packaging,
signing, installer and updater decisions would be chasing scope that is
about to move. The task is deferred, not cancelled.

Recorded what is frozen: TASK 48 items 6-8, the signing decision, the
updater choice (Velopack's deletion left no update path, and
StorePackagingTests currently vetoes a new one), and the route question
itself - ai.md says the Store route is dead (direct + Steam) while
TASKS.md/task-48/HANDOFF still read Store MSIX + Store IAP. That
contradiction is to be settled in ONE sweep at the revisit, not patched
piecemeal now.

HANDOFF.md

@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@ Zombie entities deleted from the registry: `script.leak_strobe`, `script.doorbel
   and that dragging the tile up and enlarging it fills a whole 607×540 area, then
   switch back and confirm the desktop layout is untouched. The unit tests cover the geometry, not the
   eyeball.
+- **⏸ Distribution & packaging is DEFERRED (creator ruling 2026-10-26) — do not pick it up until
+  we are close to v1.** The creator's reasons: the remaining programming tasks are far from
+  release, and a **complete UX redesign is about to start** — so packaging/signing/updater/route
+  decisions would chase scope that is about to move. Nothing distribution-related is urgent now.
+  Frozen: TASK 48 items 6-8, the signing decision, the updater choice, and the **route contradiction**
+  (`ai.md` says Store route DEAD → direct + Steam; `TASKS.md`/`TASKS/task-48-…`/this file still say
+  Store MSIX + Store IAP). That contradiction is to be settled in ONE distribution sweep at the
+  revisit, not patched piecemeal in the meantime. Detail: `TASKS.md` → Open items → the ⏸ TASK 48
+  bullet.
 - Nothing else is queued for llamacasty — the creator queues work.
 
 ## Open (operational)