As you can read in the docs, we always need a new major version of OpenPlotter when Debian officially releases a new major release and Raspberry OS releases a new major release based on this Debian release. So, we are already there, Raspberry 5 will need a new version of Raspberry OS based on Debian Bookworm and we will release OpenPlotter 4 based on Raspberry OS Bookworm. This time OpenPlotter 4 will work only for 64 bits.
OpenPlotter 3 needed a lot of changes because some applications were not even in stable state and some breaking changes were waiting for a major release to be applied. This time OpenPlotter 4 will just need some changes to adapt all the apps to the new OS, not big or breaking changes are waiting. It should be a smooth transition and we will start it when the dust of Raspberry 5 and Raspberry OS Bookworm has settled.
This thread should serve to announce some important changes and collect your proposals. If we have been able to maintain this project for so many years it is because the most important premise has always been "make it simple." Think about this before proposing new features.
EDIT: Please follow the development of OpenPlotter 4 here: https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=5060
OpenPlotter 3 needed a lot of changes because some applications were not even in stable state and some breaking changes were waiting for a major release to be applied. This time OpenPlotter 4 will just need some changes to adapt all the apps to the new OS, not big or breaking changes are waiting. It should be a smooth transition and we will start it when the dust of Raspberry 5 and Raspberry OS Bookworm has settled.
This thread should serve to announce some important changes and collect your proposals. If we have been able to maintain this project for so many years it is because the most important premise has always been "make it simple." Think about this before proposing new features.
EDIT: Please follow the development of OpenPlotter 4 here: https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=5060