Update README

A new README with markdown format, updated information on TQt, contributor section and translations status.

The old README has been preserved as README.Qt3 for historical reasons.

Signed-off-by: Mavridis Philippe <mavridisf@gmail.com>

3 files changed, 66 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/README-QT.TXT b/README-QT.TXT
index 628c4ab3b..adaa83d0e 100644
--- a/README-QT.TXT
+++ b/README-QT.TXT
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
+This file is for historical reference only.
+---
+
 This software was developed with the Open Source Edition of Qt, the
 cross-platform C++ graphical user interface toolkit. 
 
-Qt is a product of Trolltech (see http://www.trolltech.com).  TQt is
+Qt is a product of Trolltech (see http://www.trolltech.com).  Qt is
 released in two different editions:
 
-- The TQt Open Source Edition, which may be used free of charge for
+- The Qt Open Source Edition, which may be used free of charge for
   developing free (non-proprietary) software on X11, embedded Linux,
   and Mac OS X. This version is available for download from
   http://www.trolltech.com/dl/ and is used by this program.
 
-- The TQt Commercial Edition, which may be used to develop
+- The Qt Commercial Edition, which may be used to develop
   commercial/proprietary software on X11, Microsoft Windows, embedded
   Linux, and Mac OS X. For pricing and availability of the Commercial
   Edition, please see http://www.trolltech.com/pricing.html or contact
diff --git a/README b/README.Qt3
index 371bf2297..8634addb7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README.Qt3
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-This is TQt version 3.3.8
+This file is for historical reference only.
+---
+
+This is Qt version 3.3.8
 
 Qt is a multiplatform C++ GUI application framework.
 
 Qt 3.3 introduces new features and many improvements over the 3.2.x
 series. See the changes file for details.
 
-The TQt version 3.3 series is binary compatible with the 3.2.x series -
+The Qt version 3.3 series is binary compatible with the 3.2.x series -
 applications compiled for 3.2 will continue to run with 3.3.
 
 For this release, the following platforms have been tested:
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ tru64-g++
 macx-g++
 macx-pbuilder
 
-If you want to use TQt 3 on an unsupported version of Unix, please
+If you want to use Qt 3 on an unsupported version of Unix, please
 contact us at qt-bugs@trolltech.com so that we can assist you.
 
 
@@ -51,13 +54,13 @@ ftp.trolltech.com. For faster download times, use ftpsearch and search
 for qt-x11-free-3.3.8 to find it on a mirror ftp site
 near you.
 
-Qt Professional Edition, TQt Enterprise Edition: Holders of valid
+Qt Professional Edition, Qt Enterprise Edition: Holders of valid
 licenses should have received an email with instructions on how to
 get the new release. Contact sales@trolltech.com if you are a
 Professional or Enterprise Edition licensee and have not received this
 email.
 
-Any problems encountered with TQt 3.3 should be reported to
+Any problems encountered with Qt 3.3 should be reported to
 qt-bugs@trolltech.com.
 
 Qt is a trademark of Trolltech ASA.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d77d1aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+This is TQt version 3.5.0.
+
+TQt is a multiplatform C++ GUI application framework based on the last open source release of Qt 3.x branch which is maintained by the Trinity Desktop project.
+
+
+Why?
+----
+
+TQt strives to be a lightweight toolkit for developing graphical desktop applications based on the Window-Icon-Menu-Pointer model.
+
+Compared to Qt, which has become a framework with lots of features not necessarily related to desktop computing, resulting in unnecessary bloat, TQt strives for a different approach by avoiding feature creep and unnecessary complexity.
+
+
+Contributing
+--------------
+
+If you are interested in contributing, please contact us. You can find a list of issues and wish list features to work on [here](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea/TDE/tqt3/issues).
+
+If you wish to contribute to TQt3, you might do so:
+
+- TDE Gitea Workspace (TGW) collaboration tool.
+  https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea
+
+- TDE Weblate Translation Workspace (TWTW) collaboration tool.
+  https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate
+
+
+Translations status
+---------------------
+
+### TQt3
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/dependencies/-/tqt3/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/dependencies/tqt3/)
+
+### TQt3 Assistant
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/dependencies/-/tqt3-tools-assistant/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/tqt3-tools-assistant/)
+
+### TQt3 Designer
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/dependencies/-/tqt3-tools-designer/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/tqt3-tools-designer/)
+
+### TQt3 Linguist
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/dependencies/-/tqt3-tools-linguist/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/tqt3-tools-linguist/)
+
+Legal and licensing
+-------------------
+
+The TQt toolkit is distributed under the terms of GNU GPL.
+
+Qt is a trademark of The Qt Company Ltd.