Convert README to markdown

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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- a/Makefile
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 VERSION := $(shell sed -n -e '/version = /{s/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/;p;}' <miniircd)
 
-DISTFILES = miniircd COPYING README
+DISTFILES = miniircd COPYING README.md
 
 all:
 	echo "Nothing to do."
diff --git a/README b/README
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-miniircd -- A (very) simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server
-------------------------------------------------------------
-
-Description:
-
-    miniircd is a small and limited IRC server written in Python.
-    Despite its size, it is a functional alternative to a full-blown
-    ircd for private or internal use. Installation is simple; no
-    configuration is required.
-
-    Features:
-
-      * Knows about the basic IRC protocol and commands.
-      * Easy installation.
-      * No configuration.
-      * No ident lookup (so that people behind firewalls that filter
-        the ident port without sending NACK can connect without long
-        timeouts).
-
-    Limitations:
-
-      * Can't connect to other IRC servers.
-      * Only knows the most basic IRC commands.
-      * No IRC operators.
-      * No channel operators.
-      * No user or channel modes.
-      * No reverse DNS lookup.
-      * No other mechanism to reject clients than requiring a password.
-
-Requirements:
-
-    Python 2.3 or newer. Get it at http://www.python.org.
-
-Installation:
-
-    None. Just run "./miniircd --help" (or "python miniircd --help")
-    to get some help.
-
-License:
-
-    See COPYING.
-
-Homepage:
-
-    http://joel.rosdahl.net/projects/#miniircd
-
-Author:
-
-    Joel Rosdahl <joel@rosdahl.net>
-
-Thanks to:
-
-    Linus Sjöberg
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+miniircd -- A (very) simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server
+============================================================
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+miniircd is a small and limited IRC server written in Python. Despite its size,
+it is a functional alternative to a full-blown ircd for private or internal
+use. Installation is simple; no configuration is required.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+* Knows about the basic IRC protocol and commands.
+* Easy installation.
+* No configuration.
+* No ident lookup (so that people behind firewalls that filter the ident port
+  without sending NACK can connect without long timeouts).
+
+Limitations
+-----------
+
+* Can't connect to other IRC servers.
+* Only knows the most basic IRC commands.
+* No IRC operators.
+* No channel operators.
+* No user or channel modes.
+* No reverse DNS lookup.
+* No other mechanism to reject clients than requiring a password.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+Python 2.5 or newer. Get it at http://www.python.org.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+None. Just run "./miniircd --help" (or "python miniircd --help") to get some
+help.
+
+License
+-------
+
+GNU General Public License version 2 or later.
+
+Author
+------
+
+Joel Rosdahl <joel@rosdahl.net>