doc: mention that intervening major releases can be skipped

Also mention that you should read the intervening major releases notes.
This change was also applied to the website.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20210330144949.GA8259@momjian.us

Backpatch-through: 9.6
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incompatibilities, so application programming changes might be required. incompatibilities, so application programming changes might be required.
All user-visible changes are listed in the release notes (<xref All user-visible changes are listed in the release notes (<xref
linkend="release"/>); pay particular attention to the section linkend="release"/>); pay particular attention to the section
labeled "Migration". If you are upgrading across several major labeled "Migration". Though you can upgrade from one major version
versions, be sure to read the release notes for each intervening to another without upgrading to intervening versions, you should read
version. the major release notes of all intervening versions.
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