doc: remove broken npm supported versions link

[parkhojeong]

Removes a broken npm supported versions link and its related sentence from the release guide.

[nodejs-github-bot]

Review requested:

• @nodejs/tsc

[MikeMcC399]

The old file used to exist in npm v7
https://github.com/npm/cli/blame/release/v7/lib/utils/unsupported.js

The replacement file
https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/lib/cli/validate-engines.js

also refers back to
https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/package.json#L252-L254

"engines": {
"node": "^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0"
}

where the engines definition for node has no upwards restrictions.

So I'm not sure that keeping a link to https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/lib/cli/validate-engines.js is necessary or relevant.

The old non-working link should however be removed in any case.

[parkhojeong]

@MikeMcC399
Thanks for the suggestion. Addressed in 2d2e878.
Also updated the PR title and description.

[MikeMcC399]

Since the section Release proposal (being changed in this PR) concerns informing the @nodejs/npm team about an upcoming major release, they should ideally participate in this PR review.

In any case, the rest of the Major releases section will need an overhaul since it does not yet take account of Evolving the Node.js Release Schedule, proposed for Node.js 27.

[mcollina]

lgtm

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[main 69953b7ac0] doc: update npm supported versions link
Author: Hojeong Park <parkhj062@gmail.com>
Date: Sun May 31 13:11:53 2026 +0900
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[main 3db40e1246] doc: remove npm supported versions link
Author: hojeong park <parkhj062@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Jun 2 13:10:43 2026 +0900
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--------------------------------- New Message ----------------------------------
doc: update npm supported versions link
Signed-off-by: Hojeong Park <parkhj062@gmail.com>

PR-URL: #63672

Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>

Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>

Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
[detached HEAD 8aee910335] doc: update npm supported versions link

Author: Hojeong Park <parkhj062@gmail.com>

Date: Sun May 31 13:11:53 2026 +0900

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--------------------------------- New Message ----------------------------------

doc: remove npm supported versions link
Signed-off-by: Hojeong Park <parkhj062@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Mike McCready <66998419+MikeMcC399@users.noreply.github.com>

PR-URL: #63672

Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>

Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>

Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
[detached HEAD 6b3e7811ee] doc: remove npm supported versions link

Author: hojeong park <parkhj062@gmail.com>

Date: Tue Jun 2 13:10:43 2026 +0900

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