CRITICAL ISSUES FOUND IN PRODUCTION:
1. Missing initialize_system_detection() call
- SYS_* variables empty when building reference database
- Causes blank system detection output (reported issue on Alma 8)
2. Unsafe read statements (no /dev/tty, no error handling)
- Plain 'read -r choice' fails in piped context
- Causes terminal crashes when run via curl | bash
- Multiple occurrences at lines 625, 611, 637, 545, etc.
BETA IMPROVEMENTS:
✅ System detection properly initialized first
✅ All read statements use /dev/tty with error handling
✅ Returns gracefully instead of exiting on read failure
✅ System overview display integrated
✅ All security fixes applied (SQL injection, password, mktemp)
✅ Source guards added
✅ URL encoding for domain checks
Conclusion: Beta launcher is MORE ROBUST than production
and should be used as reference for fixing production.
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