doc: reorganize README.md

The README previously mixes information of different levels of
details e.g. some are just links, some include detailed instructions
and commands.
This reorganizes README.md to make it more like a map of links.
The release information are moved into a dedicated document. Only
the releaser list remains in the README.

Author: joyeecheung

README.md

@@ -18,113 +18,48 @@ that discourage, exhaust, or otherwise negatively affect other participants.
 ## Table of contents
 
 * [Support](#support)
-* [Release types](#release-types)
-  * [Download](#download)
-    * [Current and LTS releases](#current-and-lts-releases)
-    * [Nightly releases](#nightly-releases)
-    * [API documentation](#api-documentation)
-  * [Verifying binaries](#verifying-binaries)
+* [Releases](#releases)
+* [Download](#download)
+* [Documentation](#documentation)
 * [Building Node.js](#building-nodejs)
 * [Security](#security)
 * [Contributing to Node.js](#contributing-to-nodejs)
 * [Current project team members](#current-project-team-members)
   * [TSC (Technical Steering Committee)](#tsc-technical-steering-committee)
   * [Collaborators](#collaborators)
   * [Triagers](#triagers)
-  * [Release keys](#release-keys)
+  * [Releasers](#releasers)
+  * [Security release stewards](#security-release-stewards)
 * [License](#license)
 
 ## Support
 
-Looking for help? Check out the
-[instructions for getting support](.github/SUPPORT.md).
+Looking for help? Check out the [instructions for getting support](.github/SUPPORT.md).
 
-## Release types
+## Releases
 
-* **Current**: Under active development. Code for the Current release is in the
-  branch for its major version number (for example,
-  [v22.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v22.x)). Node.js releases a new
-  major version every 6 months, allowing for breaking changes. This happens in
-  April and October every year. Releases appearing each October have a support
-  life of 8 months. Releases appearing each April convert to LTS (see below)
-  each October.
-* **LTS**: Releases that receive Long Term Support, with a focus on stability
-  and security. Every even-numbered major version will become an LTS release.
-  LTS releases receive 12 months of _Active LTS_ support and a further 18 months
-  of _Maintenance_. LTS release lines have alphabetically-ordered code names,
-  beginning with v4 Argon. There are no breaking changes or feature additions,
-  except in some special circumstances.
-* **Nightly**: Code from the Current branch built every 24-hours when there are
-  changes. Use with caution.
+See [Node.js Releases](./RELEASE.md) and the
+[Release Working Group README](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#readme) for more information.
 
-Current and LTS releases follow [semantic versioning](https://semver.org). A
-member of the Release Team [signs](#release-keys) each Current and LTS release.
-For more information, see the
-[Release README](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#readme).
+## Download
 
-### Download
+See [download and installation instructions](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
 
-Binaries, installers, and source tarballs are available at
-<https://nodejs.org/en/download/>.
+## Documentation
 
-#### Current and LTS releases
-
-<https://nodejs.org/download/release/>
-
-The [latest](https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest/) directory is an
-alias for the latest Current release. The latest-_codename_ directory is an
-alias for the latest release from an LTS line. For example, the
-[latest-hydrogen](https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-hydrogen/)
-directory contains the latest Hydrogen (Node.js 18) release.
-
-#### Nightly releases
-
-<https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/>
-
-Each directory and filename includes the version (e.g., `v22.0.0`),
-followed by the UTC date (e.g., `20240424` for April 24, 2024),
-and the short commit SHA of the HEAD of the release (e.g., `ddd0a9e494`).
-For instance, a full directory name might look like `v22.0.0-nightly20240424ddd0a9e494`.
-
-#### API documentation
-
-Documentation for the latest Current release is at <https://nodejs.org/api/>.
-Version-specific documentation is available in each release directory in the
-_docs_ subdirectory. Version-specific documentation is also at
-<https://nodejs.org/download/docs/>.
-
-### Verifying binaries
-
-Download directories contain a `SHASUMS256.txt.asc` file with SHA checksums for the
-files and the releaser PGP signature.
-
-You can get a trusted keyring from nodejs/release-keys, e.g. using `curl`:
-
-```bash
-curl -fsLo "/path/to/nodejs-keyring.kbx" "https://github.com/nodejs/release-keys/raw/HEAD/gpg/pubring.kbx"
-```
-
-Alternatively, you can import the releaser keys in your default keyring, see
-[Release keys](#release-keys) for commands to how to do that.
-
-Then, you can verify the files you've downloaded locally
-(if you're using your default keyring, pass `--keyring="${GNUPGHOME:-~/.gnupg}/pubring.kbx"`):
-
-```bash
-curl -fsO "https://nodejs.org/dist/${VERSION}/SHASUMS256.txt.asc" \
-&& gpgv --keyring="/path/to/nodejs-keyring.kbx" --output SHASUMS256.txt < SHASUMS256.txt.asc \
-&& shasum --check SHASUMS256.txt --ignore-missing
-```
+* [Learn how to use Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/learn/getting-started/introduction-to-nodejs)
+* [API documentation for the latest Current release](https://nodejs.org/api/).
+* [Version-specific API documentation index](https://nodejs.org/download/docs/).
+* [Source code of the API documentation](./doc/api/).
 
 ## Building Node.js
 
-See [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md) for instructions on how to build Node.js from
-source and a list of supported platforms.
+* [Building Node.js from source](./BUILDING.md#building-nodejs-on-supported-platforms).
+* [List of supported platforms](./BUILDING.md#supported-platforms).
 
 ## Security
 
-For information on reporting security vulnerabilities in Node.js, see
-[SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md).
+See [information on reporting security vulnerabilities in Node.js](./SECURITY.md).
 
 ## Contributing to Node.js
 
@@ -777,95 +712,24 @@ maintaining the Node.js project.
 Triagers follow the [Triage Guide](./doc/contributing/issues.md#triaging-a-bug-report) when
 responding to new issues.
 
-### Release keys
-
-Primary GPG keys for Node.js Releasers (some Releasers sign with subkeys):
-
-* **Antoine du Hamel** <<[email protected]>>
-  `5BE8A3F6C8A5C01D106C0AD820B1A390B168D356`
-* **Juan José Arboleda** <<[email protected]>>
-  `DD792F5973C6DE52C432CBDAC77ABFA00DDBF2B7`
-* **Marco Ippolito** <<[email protected]>>
-  `CC68F5A3106FF448322E48ED27F5E38D5B0A215F`
-* **Michaël Zasso** <<[email protected]>>
-  `8FCCA13FEF1D0C2E91008E09770F7A9A5AE15600`
-* **Rafael Gonzaga** <<[email protected]>>
-  `890C08DB8579162FEE0DF9DB8BEAB4DFCF555EF4`
-* **Richard Lau** <<[email protected]>>
-  `C82FA3AE1CBEDC6BE46B9360C43CEC45C17AB93C`
-* **Ruy Adorno** <<[email protected]>>
-  `108F52B48DB57BB0CC439B2997B01419BD92F80A`
-* **Ulises Gascón** <<[email protected]>>
-  `A363A499291CBBC940DD62E41F10027AF002F8B0`
-
-You can use the keyring the project maintains at
-<https://github.com/nodejs/release-keys/raw/refs/heads/main/gpg-only-active-keys/pubring.kbx>.
-Alternatively, you can import them from a public key server. Have in mind that
-the project cannot guarantee the availability of the server nor the keys on
-that server.
-
-```bash
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 5BE8A3F6C8A5C01D106C0AD820B1A390B168D356 # Antoine du Hamel
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys DD792F5973C6DE52C432CBDAC77ABFA00DDBF2B7 # Juan José Arboleda
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys CC68F5A3106FF448322E48ED27F5E38D5B0A215F # Marco Ippolito
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 8FCCA13FEF1D0C2E91008E09770F7A9A5AE15600 # Michaël Zasso
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 890C08DB8579162FEE0DF9DB8BEAB4DFCF555EF4 # Rafael Gonzaga
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys C82FA3AE1CBEDC6BE46B9360C43CEC45C17AB93C # Richard Lau
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 108F52B48DB57BB0CC439B2997B01419BD92F80A # Ruy Adorno
-gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys A363A499291CBBC940DD62E41F10027AF002F8B0 # Ulises Gascón
-```
-
-See [Verifying binaries](#verifying-binaries) for how to use these keys to
-verify a downloaded file.
-
-<details>
+### Releasers
 
-<summary>Other keys used to sign some previous releases</summary>
-
-* **Antoine du Hamel** <<[email protected]>>
-  `C0D6248439F1D5604AAFFB4021D900FFDB233756`
-* **Beth Griggs** <<[email protected]>>
-  `4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C`
-* **Bryan English** <<[email protected]>>
-  `141F07595B7B3FFE74309A937405533BE57C7D57`
-* **Chris Dickinson** <<[email protected]>>
-  `9554F04D7259F04124DE6B476D5A82AC7E37093B`
-* **Colin Ihrig** <<[email protected]>>
-  `94AE36675C464D64BAFA68DD7434390BDBE9B9C5`
-* **Danielle Adams** <<[email protected]>>
-  `1C050899334244A8AF75E53792EF661D867B9DFA`
-  `74F12602B6F1C4E913FAA37AD3A89613643B6201`
-* **Evan Lucas** <<[email protected]>>
-  `B9AE9905FFD7803F25714661B63B535A4C206CA9`
-* **Gibson Fahnestock** <<[email protected]>>
-  `77984A986EBC2AA786BC0F66B01FBB92821C587A`
-* **Isaac Z. Schlueter** <<[email protected]>>
-  `93C7E9E91B49E432C2F75674B0A78B0A6C481CF6`
-* **Italo A. Casas** <<[email protected]>>
-  `56730D5401028683275BD23C23EFEFE93C4CFFFE`
-* **James M Snell** <<[email protected]>>
-  `71DCFD284A79C3B38668286BC97EC7A07EDE3FC1`
-* **Jeremiah Senkpiel** <<[email protected]>>
-  `FD3A5288F042B6850C66B31F09FE44734EB7990E`
-* **Juan José Arboleda** <<[email protected]>>
-  `61FC681DFB92A079F1685E77973F295594EC4689`
-* **Julien Gilli** <<[email protected]>>
-  `114F43EE0176B71C7BC219DD50A3051F888C628D`
-* **Myles Borins** <<[email protected]>>
-  `C4F0DFFF4E8C1A8236409D08E73BC641CC11F4C8`
-* **Rod Vagg** <<[email protected]>>
-  `DD8F2338BAE7501E3DD5AC78C273792F7D83545D`
-* **Ruben Bridgewater** <<[email protected]>>
-  `A48C2BEE680E841632CD4E44F07496B3EB3C1762`
-* **Shelley Vohr** <<[email protected]>>
-  `B9E2F5981AA6E0CD28160D9FF13993A75599653C`
-* **Timothy J Fontaine** <<[email protected]>>
-  `7937DFD2AB06298B2293C3187D33FF9D0246406D`
-
-The project maintains a keyring able to verify all past releases of Node.js at
-<https://github.com/nodejs/release-keys/raw/refs/heads/main/gpg/pubring.kbx>.
+<!-- This might be redundant here, the one in Release#readme is properly sync-ed with ncu-team-sync -->
 
-</details>
+* [juanarbol](https://github.com/juanarbol) -
+  **Juan José Arboleda** <<[email protected]>> (he/him)
+* [marco-ippolito](https://github.com/marco-ippolito) -
+  **Marco Ippolito** <<[email protected]>> (he/him)
+* [RafaelGSS](https://github.com/RafaelGSS) -
+  **Rafael Gonzaga** <<[email protected]>> (he/him)
+* [richardlau](https://github.com/richardlau) -
+  **Richard Lau** <<[email protected]>>
+* [ruyadorno](https://github.com/ruyadorno) -
+  **Ruy Adorno** <<[email protected]>> (he/him)
+* [targos](https://github.com/targos) -
+  **Michaël Zasso** <<[email protected]>> (he/him)
+* [UlisesGascon](https://github.com/UlisesGascon) -
+  **Ulises Gascón** <<[email protected]>> (he/him)
 
 ### Security release stewards