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Clarify dotnet-quality behavior for multiple SDK versions - #780

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Description:
Document that dotnet-quality applies to every dotnet-version in the same step. Add the recommended two-step workflow for installing a released SDK alongside a preview SDK.

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Pull request overview

Updates the documentation for actions/setup-dotnet to clarify how the dotnet-quality input behaves when multiple SDK versions are installed in a single step, and provides a recommended workflow to install GA and preview SDKs together.

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  • Clarifies that dotnet-quality is shared across all dotnet-version entries within the same step (no per-version quality).
  • Adds a recommended two-step example for installing a released SDK alongside a preview SDK.
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README.md Documents dotnet-quality behavior across multiple versions and adds a two-step GA+preview installation example.
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The `dotnet-quality` input installs the latest build of the specified quality in the channel. Supported values: `daily`, `preview`, `ga`. For more details about quality options, see the [official .NET documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script#options).

> **Important**: `dotnet-quality` applies to every version listed in `dotnet-version` for the same step. For example, setting `dotnet-quality: preview` for `10.0.x` and `11.0.x` resolves both versions as previews. Per-version quality is not supported. To install a released SDK alongside a preview SDK, use separate steps:
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