chore: update release docs and remove legacy release scripts#10382
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This PR cleans up the maintainer release documentation and removes the legacy release scripts that were superseded by GitHub Actions.
admin/release,release-config,release-deploy,release-userguide,release-revert,release-notes.bb) andadmin/workflow.md, which documented that old process. They predate the current Actions-based deployment ("Deploy Distributable Repos") and contradictadmin/RELEASE.md. Nothing else references them.admin/RELEASE.md:NEXT_MINORvalues to include the caret ('^4.y-dev','^5.0-dev'), matching whatprepare-release.phpactually writes toadmin/starter/builds.prepare-release.phpupdatesversioninconf.pyunconditionally.* [ ]checkboxes so the whole file works as a copyable checklist.admin/README.md: drop the "Release Building Scripts" section and other references to the deleted files, documentprepare-release.phpandcreate-new-changelog.php(previously undocumented), and fix the stale claim that CHANGELOG.md is generated by GitHub Changelog Generator.utils/check_permission_x.php: remove the deleted scripts from the executable-bit allowlist.Checklist: