Update support policy in RELEASE.md per TSC-09-12-25 (#3559)

Signed-off-by: Christian Mesh <christianmesh1@gmail.com>
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 ## **Release Cycle**
- We do not currently have a fixed release cycle.
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+We do not currently have a fixed release cycle.

 ## **Support Duration**
- Three releases: We currently support up to three releases at any given point in time. This means patches will be released for the most recent major release, as well as up to two prior ones.
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+The support period will be documented in [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for the corresponding version by OpenTofu Maintainers.
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+The chosen duration is informed by constraints such as:
+- The support duration of the corresponding Go major release
+- Support duration of external libraries that OpenTofu depends upon

 ## **Documentation**
- For each minor version (e.g., 1.6, 1.7) and the development version (corresponding to the main branch), detailed release notes will be provided.
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+For each minor version (e.g., 1.6, 1.7) and the development version (corresponding to the main branch), detailed release notes will be provided.

 ## **Compatibility**
-	To check the compatibility of OpenTofu with Terraform, refer to the ([Migration guide](https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/migration/))
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+To check the compatibility of OpenTofu with Terraform, refer to the ([Migration guide](https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/migration/))

 ## **Nightly Builds**
- Nightly builds are currently being trialled experimentally, these builds will be removed after 30 days and are not intended for usage in production environments ever.
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+Nightly builds are currently being trialled experimentally, these builds will be removed after 30 days and are not intended for usage in production environments ever.