Upgrade all stale Java 8 references to Java 17

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Description of what I changed

Upgrades all remaining Java 8 references across the codebase to Java 17:

• test-module/pom.xml: javaCompilerVersion from 1.8 → 17; javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:4.0.1 → jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:6.0.0; exclusion updated from javax.servlet:servlet-api → jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api
• test-module/omod/pom.xml: javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api → jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api
• OpenmrsUtil.java: validateJavaVersion() now uses Runtime.version().feature() < 17 instead of a regex that only caught pre-Java-8 1.x version strings
• JavaVersionTest.java: Renamed test method to ...IsAtLeastJava17
• README.md: Minimum Java version 8 → 17
• pom.xml: Simplified the mockito profile comment (removed stale Java 8 references)
• startup.sh: Removed the Java version conditional for the debug address; Java 17 always uses address=*:port

⚠️ Items for reviewer attention

1. Exclusion change in test-module/pom.xml (lines 63–69): The original exclusion targeted javax.servlet:servlet-api (the legacy 2.x artifact). It is now excluding jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api. Verify that openmrs-web transitively pulls in the jakarta artifact and that this exclusion is still needed/correct.
2. Unintentional indentation shift in the same exclusion block — extra tab indentation was introduced. Cosmetic only but worth noting.
3. No build verification (mvn clean package) was run as part of this change — reviewer should confirm the build passes.

Issue I worked on

see https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/TRUNK-

Checklist: I completed these to help reviewers :)

• My IDE is configured to follow the code style of this project.
• I have added tests to cover my changes. (If you refactored existing code that was well tested you do not have to add tests)
• I ran mvn clean package right before creating this pull request and added all formatting changes to my commit.
• All new and existing tests passed.
• My pull request is based on the latest changes of the master branch.

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