Simplified README and added a release badge (#460)

* Dropped the status from readme, it's anway always outdated

* Added version badge

* Cleaned the install instructions

* Dropped paragraphs that should be documented on the docs

* Simplified the content, refer to the website

* Dropped the logo, lets show screenshots

* Fixed TRANSLATORS link

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 107 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d00fa2e01..94533cc66f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
 [![Coverage Status](https://coverage.gitea.io/badges/go-gitea/gitea/coverage.svg)](https://coverage.gitea.io/go-gitea/gitea)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/code.gitea.io/gitea)](https://goreportcard.com/report/code.gitea.io/gitea)
 [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/code.gitea.io/gitea?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/code.gitea.io/gitea)
-
-[![](public/img/gitea-large-resize.png)](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea)
-
-##### Status
-
-**Current version**: (see [Releases](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases))
+[![Release](http://github-release-version.herokuapp.com/github/go-gitea/gitea/release.svg?style=flat)](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/latest)
 
 ||||
 |:-------------:|:-------:|:-------:|
@@ -22,112 +17,19 @@
 |![Issues](https://i.imgur.com/xCYRqaF.jpg)|![Releases](https://i.imgur.com/ILpRBCe.jpg)|![Organization](https://i.imgur.com/0BHnrcL.jpg)|
 ||||
 
-### Important Notes
-
-1. **YOU MUST READ THE [Contributors Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) BEFORE STARTING TO WORK ON A PULL REQUEST**.
-2. If you think there are vulnerabilities in the project, please talk privately to **security@gitea.io**. Thanks!
-3. If you're interested in using APIs, we have experimental support with [documentation](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-gitea/go-sdk).
-
 ## Purpose
 
-The goal of this project is to make the easiest, fastest, and most painless way of setting up a self-hosted Git service. With Go, this can be done with an independent binary distribution across **ALL platforms** that Go supports, including Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and ARM.
-
-Want to try it before doing anything else?
-Do it [online](https://try.gitea.io/)!
-
-## Features
-
-- Activity timeline
-- SSH and HTTP/HTTPS protocols
-- SMTP/LDAP/Reverse proxy authentication
-- Reverse proxy with sub-path
-- Account/Organization/Repository management
-- Add/Remove repository collaborators
-- Repository/Organization webhooks (including Slack)
-- Repository Git hooks/deploy keys
-- Repository issues, pull requests and wiki
-- Migrate and mirror repository and its wiki
-- Web editor for repository files and wiki
-- Gravatar and Federated avatar with custom source
-- Mail service
-- Administration panel
-- Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite3 and [TiDB](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb) (experimental)
-- Multi-language support ([21 languages](https://crowdin.com/project/gogs))
-
-## System Requirements
-
-- A cheap Raspberry Pi is powerful enough for basic functionality.
-- 2 CPU cores and 1GB RAM would be the baseline for teamwork.
-
-## Browser Support
-
-- Please see [Semantic UI](https://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI#browser-support) for specific versions of supported browsers.
-- The official support minimal size  is **1024*768**, UI may still looks right in smaller size but no promises and fixes.
-
-## Installation
-
-**Note: As Gitea is a [Gogs](https://github.com/gogits/gogs) fork, tutorials and documentation related to gogs applies to Gitea too**
-
-How to install Gitea:
-
-- go get code.gitea.io/gitea
-- [Ship with Docker](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/master/docker)
-- [Install with Vagrant](https://github.com/go-gitea/examples/tree/master/vagrant)
-
-**Note: binary release will be available soon**
-
-### Tutorials
-
-- [How To Set Up Gogs on Ubuntu 14.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-gogs-on-ubuntu-14-04)
-- [Run your own GitHub-like service with the help of Docker](http://blog.hypriot.com/post/run-your-own-github-like-service-with-docker/)
-- [Dockerized Gogs git server and alpine postgres in 20 minutes or less](http://garthwaite.org/docker-gogs.html)
-- [Host Your Own Private GitHub with Gogs.io](https://eladnava.com/host-your-own-private-github-with-gogs-io/)
-- [使用 Gogs 搭建自己的 Git 服务器](https://mynook.info/blog/post/host-your-own-git-server-using-gogs) (Chinese)
-- [阿里云上 Ubuntu 14.04 64 位安装 Gogs](http://my.oschina.net/luyao/blog/375654) (Chinese)
-- [Installing Gogs on FreeBSD](https://www.codejam.info/2015/03/installing-gogs-on-freebsd.html)
-- [Gogs on Raspberry Pi](http://blog.meinside.pe.kr/Gogs-on-Raspberry-Pi/)
-- [Cloudflare Full SSL with GOGS (Go Git Service) using NGINX](http://www.listekconsulting.com/articles/cloudflare-full-ssl-with-gogs-go-git-service-using-nginx/)
-
-### Screencasts
-
-- [How to install Gogs on a Linux Server (DigitalOcean)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deSfX0gqefE)
-- [Instalando Gogs no Ubuntu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UkHAR1F7ZA) (Português)
-
-### Deploy to Cloud
-
-- [OpenShift](https://github.com/tkisme/gogs-openshift)
-- [Cloudron](https://cloudron.io/appstore.html#io.gogs.cloudronapp)
-- [Scaleway](https://www.scaleway.com/imagehub/gogs/)
-- [Portal](https://portaldemo.xyz/cloud/)
-- [Sandstorm](https://github.com/cem/gogs-sandstorm)
-- [sloppy.io](https://github.com/sloppyio/quickstarters/tree/master/gogs)
-- [YunoHost](https://github.com/mbugeia/gogs_ynh)
-- [DPlatform](https://github.com/j8r/DPlatform)
-
-## Software and Service Support
-
-- [Drone](https://github.com/drone/drone) (CI)
-- [Fabric8](http://fabric8.io/) (DevOps)
-- [Taiga](https://taiga.io/) (Project Management)
-- [Puppet](https://forge.puppetlabs.com/Siteminds/gogs) (IT)
-- [Kanboard](http://kanboard.net/plugin/gogs-webhook) (Project Management)
-- [BearyChat](https://bearychat.com/) (Team Communication)
-- [HiWork](http://www.hiwork.cc/) (Team Communication)
-
-### Product Support
+The goal of this project is to make the easiest, fastest, and most painless way of setting up a self-hosted Git service. With Go, this can be done with an independent binary distribution across **all platforms** that Go supports, including Linux, macOS, and Windows. Want to try it before doing anything else? Do it [online](https://try.gitea.io/)!
 
-- [Synology](https://www.synology.com) (Docker)
-- [One Space](http://www.onespace.cc) (App Store)
+## Notes
 
-## Acknowledgments
+1. **YOU MUST READ THE [CONTRIBUTORS GUIDE](CONTRIBUTING.md) BEFORE STARTING TO WORK ON A PULL REQUEST.**
+2. If you found a vulnerability in the project, please write privately to **security@gitea.io**. Thanks!
+3. If you're interested in using our APIs, we have experimental support with [documentation](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-gitea/go-sdk).
 
-- Router and middleware mechanism of [Macaron](https://github.com/go-macaron/macaron).
-- System Monitor Status is inspired by [GoBlog](https://github.com/fuxiaohei/goblog).
-- Thanks [Rocker](http://weibo.com/rocker1989) for designing Logo.
-- Thanks [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/gogs) for providing open source translation plan.
-- Thanks [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com) for hosting home and demo sites.
-- Thanks [KeyCDN](https://www.keycdn.com/) and [QiNiu](http://www.qiniu.com/) for providing CDN service.
+## Docs
 
+For further information or instructions how to install Gitea please take a look at our [documentation](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/), if you can not find some specific information just head over to our [Gitter](https://gitter.im/go-gitea/gitea) channel to have a chat with us.
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -137,7 +39,7 @@ Fork -> Patch -> Push -> Pull Request
 
 * [Maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/go-gitea/people)
 * [Contributors](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/graphs/contributors)
-* [Translators](conf/locale/TRANSLATORS)
+* [Translators](options/locale/TRANSLATORS)
 
 ## License