update CHANGELOG, create README.md

CHANGELOG

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 # dvdisaster changelog -*-text-*-
  
-0.79.6.1 20-08-2020
+0.79.6.patchlevel-1 20-08-2020 *UNOFFICIAL*
 - This is an UNOFFICIAL version, not from the original author,
-  but based on the latest available pre-release, 0.79.6.
+  based on the latest available pre-release, 0.79.6.
   Changes will be kept minimal (this is not a hard fork),
   to be able to merge in any new upstream version should it arise.
-  Version numbering will stay 0.79.6.xx, to avoid any confusion
-  if/when a new upstream version appears.
 - Most patches from the Debian maintainer have been applied,
   up to Debian version 0.79.6-5. Patches that are purely Debian
   specific have been omitted.
-- This release keeps the debian/ folder untouched,
+- This release keeps the debian/ folder untouched, with only
+  the patches/series file adjusted. Building the package has
+  not been tested.
 - Added support for BDXL-QL (quadruple layer, 128GB)
 - Added support to compile a CLI-only version, without
   the GTK dependency (only glib2), compile with:
-  $ CLI_ONLY=1 ./configure
+  $ CLI_ONLY=1 ./configure && make clean all
-  $ make clean all
+- Added support to compile a Windows version under MingW (tested
+  with MSYS2)
+- All regression tests are passing on Linux 64, Win 32 and Win 64.
 - A few tweaks and fixes around have been done while massively
   amending the source files to make the CLI-only version possible.
   This hopefully removes a few quirks without adding too many.

README

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 scripts
 	Scripts needed for configuring and building dvdisaster are 
 	located in the "scripts" directory.
-
-tools
-	Auxiliary programs for the build and packaging process reside
-	in "tools".
-

README.md

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+This directory tree contains dvdisaster,
+a tool providing additional ECC protection for optical media.
+
+This version of dvdisaster supports the following platforms:
+Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD on x86, PowerPC, and Sparc.
+
+
+Roadmap of contained files
+--------------------------
+
+INSTALL
+	See the file INSTALL on bringing up dvdisaster.
+
+README.CVS
+	If you got this archive from CVS, make sure to read README.CVS also.
+
+README.MODIFYING
+	Please read these notes carefully if you plan to modify dvdisaster.
+
+COPYING
+	This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License,
+	which is contained in the file COPYING.
+
+CHANGELOG
+	See CHANGELOG for a description of recent changes in this software.
+
+CREDITS.*
+	Even a relatively small project like dvdisaster could not come to life
+	without the help of other people. See the files CREDITS.* for details.
+
+TODO
+	Some open tasks and notes about future work are contained in TODO.
+
+TRANSLATION.HOWTO
+	See TRANSLATION.HOWTO if you want to help translating dvdisaster 
+	into your native language.
+
+md5.*
+	The md5.* files come from the 2.4.20 Linux kernel distribution and
+	have been adapted to the needed functionality for this project.
+	See the notes in md5.c for more information.
+
+There are other files contained in the top-level directory whose
+use is limited to the build process.
+
+
+Roadmap of contained subdirectories
+-----------------------------------
+
+contrib
+	A few skeleton files for desktop integration and package maintenance
+	are contained in the directory "contrib".
+
+documentation
+	The directory "documentation" contains a copy of the project
+	home page, which doubles as user manual and project documentation. 
+
+icons
+	Icons used in the graphical interface are located in the respective
+	directory.
+
+locale
+	Translations of the programs on-screen texts are in "locale".
+
+scripts
+	Scripts needed for configuring and building dvdisaster are 
+	located in the "scripts" directory.