Add SoftVersion.txt (1.0.4.0) and channel description

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+# Utopia Tracker Releases
+
+Release channel for the UtopiaTracker Windows client. It replaces the
+`Utopia Tracker Utils` folder on the SVN server.
+
+## Files
+
+| What | Where | Read by |
+| ---- | ----- | ------- |
+| `SoftVersion.txt` | this repository, branch `main` | every client at startup (`AppConfig.VersionUrl`) |
+| Update package | release asset on the release tagged `v<version>` | `UTUpdater` |
+
+Stable URLs:
+
+```
+https://git.utopiadeals.com/UIND/Utopia-Tracker-Releases/raw/branch/main/SoftVersion.txt
+https://git.utopiadeals.com/UIND/Utopia-Tracker-Releases/releases/download/v<version>/Pkg.rar
+```
+
+The repository is public, so no credentials are needed. The version file holds
+exactly one line: the four-part assembly version the installed client must have,
+for example `1.0.4.0`. A client whose `<AssemblyVersion>` differs shows
+"Outdated software" and starts the updater.
+
+## Cutting a release
+
+1. Bump `<AssemblyVersion>` in `UtopiaTracker.csproj` (source repo `UIND/utopia-tracker`).
+2. On Windows: `dotnet publish -c Release`, then build the installer in Advanced Installer.
+3. Create the release `v<version>` here and attach the package (`Pkg.rar`, the
+   `publish` folder as `Pkg/`) and the installer MSI/EXE.
+4. Only then update `SoftVersion.txt` on `main` to the new version. Clients on the old
+   version will be sent to the updater on their next launch.
+
+Packages are release assets, not commits: do not add binaries to the repository.

SoftVersion.txt

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+1.0.4.0