[website] _content/doc/go1.26: add note for lower go mod init go directive version

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The name of the file: _content/doc/go1.26.md
Insertions: 8, Deletions: 6.

@@ -50,13 +50,15 @@
 ### Go command {#go-command}
 
 <!-- go.dev/issue/74748 -->
-`go mod init` now sets a lower `go` version in new `go.mod files`. `go mod init`
+`go mod init` now defaults to a lower `go` version in new `go.mod` files. `go mod init`
 using a toolchain of version `1.N.X` will create a `go.mod` file
-specifying the Go version `go 1.N-1.0`. Pre-release versions of `1.N` will
-create `go.mod` files specifying `go 1.N-2.0`. In practice this means Go 1.26
-release candidates  will create `go.mod` files with `go 1.24.0` and releases
-will create `go.mod` files with `go 1.25.0`. This is intended to encourage
-the creation of modules that are compatible with currently supported versions of Go.
+specifying the Go version `go 1.(N-1).0`. Pre-release versions of `1.N` will
+create `go.mod` files specifying `go 1.(N-2).0`. In practice, this means Go 1.26
+release candidates will create `go.mod` files with `go 1.24.0`, and Go 1.26
+and its minor releases will create `go.mod` files with `go 1.25.0`. This is intended
+to encourage the creation of modules that are compatible with currently supported
+versions of Go. For additional control over the `go` version in new modules,
+`go mod init` can be followed up with `go get go@version`.
 
 <!-- go.dev/issue/74667 -->
 `cmd/doc`, and `go tool doc` have been deleted. `go doc` can be used as
```

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Commit message:

_content/doc/go1.26: add note for lower go mod init go directive version

Change-Id: I4518c037238cd6316320e78381da76016a6a6964

Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/website/+/731720

Reviewed-by: Michael Matloob <mat...@google.com>

LUCI-TryBot-Result: Go LUCI <golang...@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>

Reviewed-by: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmit...@google.com>

Auto-Submit: Michael Matloob <mat...@golang.org>

Reviewed-by: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmit...@golang.org>

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M _content/doc/go1.26.md

Change size: S

Delta: 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

Branch: refs/heads/master

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