docs: clarify that we support the latest minor for the stable lines we support (#22613)

* docs: clarify that we support the latest minor for the stable lines we support

* Update docs/tutorial/support.md

Co-Authored-By: Mark Lee <malept@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Mark Lee <malept@users.noreply.github.com>
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## Supported Versions
The latest three *stable* major versions are supported by the Electron team.
For example, if the latest release is 6.x.y, then the 5.x.y as well
as the 4.x.y series are supported.
For example, if the latest release is 6.1.x, then the 5.0.x as well
as the 4.2.x series are supported. We only support the latest minor release
for each stable release series. This means that in the case of a security fix
6.1.x will receive the fix, but we will not release a new version of 6.0.x.
The latest stable release unilaterally receives all fixes from `master`,
and the version prior to that receives the vast majority of those fixes
@ -48,9 +50,9 @@ basis for some older supported lines. All contested decisions around release
line backports will be resolved by the [Releases Working Group](https://github.com/electron/governance/tree/master/wg-releases) as an agenda item at their weekly meeting the week the backport PR is raised.
### Currently supported versions
- 8.x.y
- 7.x.y
- 6.x.y
- 8.1.x
- 7.1.x
- 6.1.x
### End-of-life