operator: cut release v2.4.1

Author: chrisseto

.changes/operator/v2.4.1.md

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+## v2.4.1 - 2025-04-08
+### Added
+* Added scheduled sync of ghost broker decommissioner to ensure it's running, even if no watches trigger the reconciler.
+### Changed
+* Reconciliation will attempt to create all resources regardless of errors encounter.
+  All errors will be reported at the end of the reconciliation loop.
+
+* [Chart] Moved all template rendering into `entry-point.yaml` to match the redpanda and console charts.
+* The redpanda operator's helm chart has been merged into the operator itself.
+
+  Going forward the chart's `version` and `appVersion` will always be equal.
+* The `useFlux` field now defaults to `false`
+* The `chartRef.useFlux: false` configuration, is now considered stable.
+* The `chartVersion` field supports only charts within the `v5.9.x` and `v5.10.x` series. Pre-existing Redpanda resources with an older version should be upgraded before upgrading the operator.
+### Fixed
+* Reverse order of applying resources to first create ClusterRole and then ClusterRoleBinding.
+  When Redpanda custom resource has enabled RBAC the reconciliation was blocked due
+  ClusterRoleBinding referencing not yet created ClusterRole.
+
+* Certificate reloading for webhook and metrics endpoints should now behave correctly.