GitHub treats the CONTRIBUTING file special, in that it is referenced
any time someone files a new issue or starts to create a pull request.
Also make minor updates to file to use markdown and current hacking
instructions.
Change-Id: I68f0d7a69397851ee6c65671ae692cbfb2b93946
The README is the most visible window to the project
on the github repo/page. So linking to the contrib
page in there should help in guiding ppl not to use
github for collaborating on the project.
Change-Id: Ibd6ff5d233ca87827b06434b462ef16d3a3725eb
Will Norris