[extension/httpforwarder] Promote as stable

[atoulme]

Description:
Promote extension httpforwarder as a stable component

Link to tracking Issue:
#17435

Documentation:
Updated README.

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[dmitryax]

I'm not sure we should promote an extension that was initially added to support Signalfx-specific workarounds. Let's hold off on this and discuss it in the issue

Jumped the gun. See Dmitrii's comment.

[atoulme]

Going to close this off for now and let's use the issue to track the effort. Thanks for the help!