It has been quite some time since I've started the work on CPT 4. There was supposed to be a first beta around this time. Some might fear the project has been abandoned. This is not the case.
So what happens and what is the status? Well, real life caught me. I have been swamped with work at my daily job. Getting home from work at 8 or 9 in the evening doesn't give you much time and energy to work on your favorite project. Even at weekends I have been quite often working at home (VPN is such a wonderful thing...). Things start to look slightly better now, but still not great. Anyway, I have managed to work on CPT a little bit again and I try hard to keep it going.
During the last couple of months it was great and sad at the same time to read the comments in the blog or in private emails where people told me how much they like CPT and that they hardly can wait for CPT 4. Appreciate the feedback guys - keep them coming.
It's a wonderful experience to have created something so many people care about. At the same time it's sad that I haven't yet delivered CPT 4 and this will most likely not change within the next couple of months.
CPT 1-3 have been a great experience and a good "first attempt". CPT 4 became for me a personal issue with all the promised improvements and the vision behind it. It has the status of lifework for me and thus I just have to finish it, if I don't want to have regrets all my life. Maybe this is the best promise I can give you at the moment.
Yours,
Stefan