chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.8.0 (main)

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change
golangci/golangci-lint	minor	v2.7.2 -> v2.8.0

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golangci/golangci-lint (golangci/golangci-lint)

v2.8.0

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Released on 2026-01-07

1. Linters new features or changes
   • godoc-lint: from 0.10.2 to 0.11.1 (new rule: require-stdlib-doclink)
   • golines: from 442fd00 to 0.14.0
   • gomoddirectives: from 0.7.1 to 0.8.0
   • gosec: from daccba6 to 2.22.11 (new rule: G116)
   • modernize: from 0.39.0 to 0.40.0 (new analyzers: stringscut, unsafefuncs)
   • prealloc: from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 (message changes)
   • unqueryvet: from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0 (new options: check-aliased-wildcard, check-string-concat, check-format-strings, check-string-builder, check-subqueries, ignored-functions, sql-builders)
2. Linters bug fixes
   • go-critic: from 0.14.2 to 0.14.3
   • go-errorlint: from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0
   • govet: from 0.39.0 to 0.40.0
   • protogetter: from 0.3.17 to 0.3.18
   • revive: add missing enable-default-rules setting
3. Documentation
   • docs: split installation page

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