[node] process: avoid inheriting event-mapped overloads in v25

[Renegade334]

electron augments the NodeJS.Process interface with its own event overloads. If @types/node's own process event methods are inherited, rather than defined on the interface itself, then any augmented overloads cause the inherited definitions to vanish. Switch to using the alternate pattern.

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[jakebailey]

Is InternalEventEmitter still referenced after this?

[Renegade334]

Not within process.d.ts.

It still sees some use for directly-inherited EventEmitter classes, as inheriting where possible is more straightforward than copying all the overloads. We could switch to a single pattern throughout, but given that it doesn't really make sense to add augmented event definitions to a Node.js base class, the rest are probably fine.

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[Renegade334]

Ready to merge.