[almanah: 1/4] docs: Port README to Markdown and update it

[Philip Withnall <pwithnall src gnome org>]

commit d5c13d9ddacf75a7a718acb3f1f930d01a19e7c3
Author: Philip Withnall <withnall endlessm com>
Date:   Tue Apr 30 16:54:43 2019 +0100

    docs: Port README to Markdown and update it
    
    Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <withnall endlessm com>

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+Almanah
+=======
+
+Almanah is a small GTK+ application to allow you to keep a diary of your life.
+
+News
+---
+
+See NEWS file.
+
+Dependencies
+---
+
+ * [GNOME 3.0 development platform](http://www.gnome.org/)
+ * [SQLite 3](http://sqlite.org/)
+ * [GtkSpell 3.0](http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/) (optional)
+ * [GPGME](http://www.gnupg.org/gpgme.html) (optional)
+ * [Evolution Data Server](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution) (optional)
+
+Copyright
+---
+
+Philip Withnall <philip tecnocode co uk>
+
+Icon by Jakub Szypulka <cube szypulka com>
+
+Bugs
+---
+
+Bugs should be [filed in GNOME GitLab](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/almanah/issues/new).
+
+To get better debug output, run:
+```
+almanah --debug
+```
+
+Contact
+---
+
+ * Philip Withnall <philip tecnocode co uk>
+ * https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Almanah_Diary