Update README regarding CRLF conversion, /etc and $HOME

Change-Id: I3c41a8ee7f500e2c39df94eaf5d87c234934b741

diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -30,9 +30,22 @@ This package is licensed under the BSD.
   have no information about other vendors. Please report your findings
   if you try.
 
-- CRLF conversion is never performed. On Windows you should thereforc
-  make sure your projects and workspaces are configured to save files
-  with Unix (LF) line endings.
+- CRLF conversion is performed depending on the core.autocrlf setting,
+  however Git for Windows by default stores that setting during
+  installation in the "system wide" configuration file. If Git is not
+  installed, use the global or repository configuration for the
+  core.autocrlf setting.
+
+- The system wide configuration file is located relative to where C
+  Git is installed. Make sure Git can be found via the PATH
+  environment variable. When installing Git for Windows check the "Run
+  Git from the Windows Command Prompt" option. There are other options
+  like the jgit.gitprefix system propety or Eclipse settings that can
+  be used for pointing out where C Git is installed. Modifying PATH is
+  the recommended option if C Git is installed.
+
+- We try to use the same notation of $HOME as C Git does. On Windows
+  this is often not same value as the user.home system property.
 
             == Package Features                ==