Update release information in readme and docs (hyperledger#3619)

- Clarify that v1.4 is out of maintenance - Releases are now periodic rather than every four months. Signed-off-by: David Enyeart <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David Enyeart <[email protected]>
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@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ open source architecture; Hyperledger Fabric is your starting point.
 
 ## Releases
 
-Fabric provides a release approximately once every four months with new features
+Fabric provides periodic releases with new features
 and improvements. Additionally, certain releases are designated as long-term
 support (LTS) releases. Important fixes will be backported to the most recent
 LTS release, and to the prior LTS release during periods of LTS release overlap.
 For more details see the [LTS strategy](https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-rfcs/blob/main/text/0005-lts-release-strategy.md).
 
-LTS releases:
+LTS release:
 - [v2.2.x](https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/release-2.2/whatsnew.html) (current LTS release)
-- [v1.4.x](https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.4/whatsnew.html) (prior LTS release, maintained through April 2021)
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+Prior LTS release:
+- [v1.4.x](https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.4/whatsnew.html) (maintenance ended in April 2021 with the delivery of v1.4.12)
 
 Unless specified otherwise, all releases will be upgradable from the prior minor release.
 Additionally, each LTS release is upgradable to the next LTS release.

diff --git a/docs/source/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/docs/source/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ and reviews (a month or more) demonstrating a renewed commitment to the project.
 Releases
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-Fabric provides a release approximately once every four months with new features and improvements.
+Fabric provides periodic releases with new features and improvements.
 New feature work is merged to the Fabric main branch on `GitHub <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric>`__.
 Releases branches are created prior to each release so that the code can stabilize while
 new features continue to get merged to the main branch.