Section 20
Open decisions
Live register of unresolved forks. The orchestrator should not begin implementation work that depends on these until they’re closed.
| ID | Decision | Recommendation | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| OD-01 | Ad‑supported free tier — include or omit at launch? | Omit at launch. Revisit after first cohort retention data. | Product |
| OD-02 RESOLVED | Subscription vs one‑off packs as the primary paid model. | Resolved 2026‑05‑18: packs at launch, no subscription at MVP. Subscription is a post‑MVP consideration revisited after first‑cohort purchase data. See §4.7. | Product |
| OD-03 | Children’s mode default — on or off? | Off by default; surfaced clearly during onboarding with an age question. | Product / Legal |
| OD-04 | Analytics platform: PostHog vs Amplitude vs Firebase. | PostHog self‑hosted (EU) for control and child‑mode policy enforcement. | Engineering |
| OD-05 | Brotli vs gzip for region bundles. | Benchmark both during Phase 0 on a mid‑range Android. Default to brotli pending data. | Engineering |
| OD-06 | CDN provider in front of InsForge Storage. | Cloudflare for global reach + signed URL support. | Engineering |
| OD-07 | Push notifications at launch? | Yes — re‑engagement on new artworks. Strictly opt‑in. | Product |
| OD-08 | Deep linking provider (Branch, AppsFlyer, native only). | Native universal links + app links; defer attribution providers. | Engineering |
| OD-09 | Region segmentation pipeline — manual, automated, hybrid. | Hybrid: artist authors regions in Illustrator with a layer convention; bundler extracts geometry. | Content / Engineering |
| OD-10 | Founder’s note copy and signature treatment (§9.7 screen 9). | Short, warm, signed in Pallion Ghana founder’s own handwriting. Single paragraph; no marketing language. | Product / Design |
| OD-11 | Starter artwork for §9.7 screen 6. | Pick one mid‑complexity portrait (≈300 regions) that demonstrates the cultural breadth — likely a hairstyle or family scene. | Content |
| OD-12 | Pre‑permission notification screen — copy & sample notification preview. | Reference the user’s chosen themes by name; show one sample notification card. | Product / Design |