README: Rename to README.md and reformat as markdown

And remove:
- the description of the directory structure, which is
outdated and not very useful.
- the contact information section. There is no need to duplicate
what is on the website, which we link to.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 56 deletions

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-libsigc++ -- The Typesafe Callback Framework for C++
-
-
-General information:
-
-   libsigc++ implements a typesafe callback system for standard C++. It
-   allows you to define signals and to connect those signals to any
-   callback function, either global or a member function, regardless of
-   whether it is static or virtual.
-
-   libsigc++ is used by gtkmm to wrap the GTK+ signal system. It does not
-   depend on GTK+ or gtkmm.
-
-   Further information is available on the libsigc++ project home page:
-   https://libsigcplusplus.github.io/libsigcplusplus/
-
-
-License information:
-
-   Distribution of library and components is under the LGPL as listed in the
-   file COPYING. Examples and tests are Public Domain.
-
-
-Contact information:
-   Maintainer: mailto: murrayc@murrayc.com
-   Maillist: mailto: libsigc-list@gnome.org
-   Homepage: https://libsigcplusplus.github.io/libsigcplusplus/
-   Online reference documentation: https://developer.gnome.org/libsigc++/unstable/
-   Download: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsigc++/
-             https://download.gnome.org/sources/libsigc++/
-   Git: https://github.com/libsigcplusplus/libsigcplusplus
-   Bug reports: https://github.com/libsigcplusplus/libsigcplusplus/issues
-
-
-Overview of the distribution:
-
-   docs/                             documentation on the signal system
-      docs/reference/                reference documentation
-   
-   examples/                         examples of various signal functions
-   
-   sigc++/                           source for library
-      sigc++/functors/               source for library (various functors)
-      sigc++/adaptors/               source for library (various adaptors)
-   
-   build/                            auxiliary files for building
-   
-   tests/                            programs testing and verifying proper behaviour
-   
-   MSVC_NMake/                       NMake Makefiles for building the library with MSVC++ 2017 and later
-
-
-Compatibility:
-
-   Compatible compilers must support C++17, such as the decltype(auto) specifier
-   (from C++14) and std::invoke().
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+# libsigc++ -- The Typesafe Callback Framework for C++
+
+
+## Introduction
+
+libsigc++ implements a typesafe callback system for standard C++. It
+allows you to define signals and to connect those signals to any
+callback function, either global or a member function, regardless of
+whether it is static or virtual.
+
+libsigc++ is used by gtkmm to wrap the GTK+ signal system. It does not
+depend on GTK+ or gtkmm.
+
+See the [libsigc++ web site](https://libsigcplusplus.github.io/libsigcplusplus/)
+
+## License
+
+Distribution of library and components is under the LGPL as listed in the
+file COPYING. Examples and tests are Public Domain.
+
+# Compatibility
+
+Compatible compilers must support C++17, such as the decltype(auto) specifier
+(from C++14) and std::invoke().