[$] Fedora 40 firms up for release Fedora 40 Beta was https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40-beta/ on March 26, and the final release is nearing completion. So far, the release is coming together nicely with major updates for GNOME, KDE Plasma, and the usual cavalcade of smaller updates and enhancements. As part of the release, the project also scuttled <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Drop_Delta_RPMs" rel="nofollow">Delta RPMs</a> and https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RemoveOpensslCompat . https://lwn.net/Articles/969145/