Add README.md and reference to source code and clean-up CONTRIBUTING.md

Fixes #3

CONTRIBUTING

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 # Contributing to Eclipse Equinox
 
 Thanks for your interest in this project.
-
-## Project description
-
-Eclipse Equinox is an implementation of the OSGi R6 core framework
-specification, a set of bundles that implement various optional OSGi services
-and other infrastructure for running OSGi-based systems.
-
-* https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/eclipse.equinox
-
-## Developer resources
-
-Information regarding source code management, builds, coding standards, and
-more.
-
-* https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/eclipse.equinox/developer
-
-The project maintains the following source code repositories
-
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.binaries.git
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.bundles.git
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.framework.git
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.p2.git
-
-This project uses Bugzilla to track ongoing development and issues.
-
-* Search for issues: https://eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?product=Equinox
-* Create a new report: https://eclipse.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=Equinox
-
-Be sure to search for existing bugs before you create another one. Remember that
-contributions are always welcome!
-
-## Eclipse Contributor Agreement
-
-Before your contribution can be accepted by the project team contributors must
-electronically sign the Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA).
-
-* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/ECA.php
-
-Commits that are provided by non-committers must have a Signed-off-by field in
-the footer indicating that the author is aware of the terms by which the
-contribution has been provided to the project. The non-committer must
-additionally have an Eclipse Foundation account and must have a signed Eclipse
-Contributor Agreement (ECA) on file.
-
-For more information, please see the Eclipse Committer Handbook:
-https://www.eclipse.org/projects/handbook/#resources-commit
-
-## Contact
-
-Contact the project developers via the project's "dev" list.
-
-* https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/equinox-dev
+Please see [equinox#CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for information about how to contribute.

NOTICE

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 The project maintains the following source code repositories:
 
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.binaries.git
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.bundles.git
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.framework.git
-* http://git.eclipse.org/c/equinox/rt.equinox.p2.git
+* https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox.git
+* https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox.binaries.git
+* https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/p2.git

README.md

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+![](https://www.eclipse.org/equinox/images/logo.png)
+
+# Equinox binaries
+
+This repository only hosts the native Equinox executable and launcher library binaries built from the native C code located in the equinox repository
+at  [org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature](https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox/tree/master/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature).
+See its `README.md` for details.
+
+Please see [equinox#CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for information about how to contribute.