markdownification of the README

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-Impressum Plugin for Friendica
-
-Author: Tobias Diekershoff
-        http://diekershoff.homeunix.net/friendika/profile/tobias
-        tobias.diekershoff@gmx.net
-
-License: 3-clause BSD license
-
-About
-  This plugin adds an Impressum block to the /friendica page with informations
-  about the page operator/owner and how to contact you in case of any questions.
-
-  In the notes and postal fields you can use HTML tags for formatting.
-
-Configuration:
-  Simply fill in the fields in the impressium settings page in the plugins area
-  of your admin panel.
- 
-If you for any reason prefer to use a configuration file instead, you can set the 
-following variables in the .htconfig file
-
-  * $a->config['impressum']['owner']           this is the Name of the Operator
-  * $a->config['impressum']['ownerprofile']    this is an optional Friendica account
-                                               where the above owner name will link to
-  * $a->config['impressum']['email']           a contact email address (optional)
-                                               will be displayed slightly obfuscated
-                                               as name(at)example(dot)com
-
-  * $a->config['impressum']['postal']          should contain a postal address where
-                                               you can be reached at (optional)
-  * $a->config['impressum']['notes']           additional informations that should
-                                               be displayed in the Impressum block
-  * $a->config['impressum']['footer_text']     Text that will be displayed at
-                                               the bottom of the pages.

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+Impressum Plugin for Friendica
+==============================
+
+* Author: Tobias Diekershoff
+* License: [3-clause BSD](http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause) license
+  (see the LICENSE file in the addon directory)
+
+About
+-----
+This plugin adds an Impressum (contact) block to the /friendica page with 
+informations about the page operator/owner and how to contact you in case of
+any questions.
+
+In the notes and postal fields you can use bbcode tags for formatting, like in
+normal friendica postings..
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+Simply fill in the fields in the impressium settings page in the plugins 
+area of your admin panel. For email adresses the "@" symbol will be obfuscated
+in the source of the page to make in harder for harvesting tools.
+
+Manual Configuration
+--------------------
+If you for any reason prefer to use a configuration file instead, you can set the following variables in the .htconfig file
+
+       $a->config['impressum']['owner']           this is the Name of the Operator
+       $a->config['impressum']['ownerprofile']    this is an optional Friendica account
+                                                  where the above owner name will link to
+       $a->config['impressum']['email']           a contact email address (optional)
+                                                  will be displayed slightly obfuscated
+                                                  as name(at)example(dot)com
+       $a->config['impressum']['postal']          should contain a postal address where
+                                                  you can be reached at (optional)
+       $a->config['impressum']['notes']           additional informations that should
+                                                  be displayed in the Impressum block
+       $a->config['impressum']['footer_text']     Text that will be displayed at
+                                                  the bottom of the pages.