Clarify local Go toolchain selection

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## Maintainer Validation
Use the newest Go installation already available locally for ordinary
development checks. Put its `bin` directory first on `PATH` and set
`GOTOOLCHAIN=local` to keep that toolchain selected. For repository-isolated
checks, set `GOWORK=off`; consumers may use their own workspaces. The selected
validation patch does not by itself change the module's consumer minimum. See
the [release toolchain policy](policy/release.md#consumer-minimum-and-release-toolchain)
and [release procedure](release.md#prepare-the-candidate) for release selection.
For ordinary work, select validation proportionate to the change. Do not repeat
successful checks for unchanged content merely to create a commit. During
development, run relevant Go tests and vet, format changed Go files, and execute