README.vendor: document release cycle considerations

Write down a few more things relevant to the process of maintaining
the vendor directory for the std and cmd modules. This includes the
import path of the package containing a tree consistency check, and
some considerations regarding the Go release cycle.

Also mention the updatestd command with enough context so that it's
clear that it is okay to either use it to update everything at once,
or instead update specific modules with individual 'go get' calls,
whichever is a better fit for the task at hand.

For #31806.
For #36905.

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  8. .gitattributes
  9. .gitignore
  10. codereview.cfg
  11. CONTRIBUTING.md
  12. go.env
  13. LICENSE
  14. PATENTS
  15. README.md
  16. SECURITY.md
README.md

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