[IMP] merge INSTALL into README, rename to .md because github...

creating CI-conflicted situations is really annoying, not doing that would be great

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+About Odoo
+==========
+
+Odoo is suite of OpenSource Business apps. More info at:
+
+    http://www.odoo.com
+
+Odoo git workflow
+=================
+
+    https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/master/doc/git.rst
+
+Installation
+============
+
+System Requirements
+-------------------
+
+The dependencies are listed in setup.py
+
+For Luxembourg localization, you also need:
+
+ pdftk (http://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/)
+
+Debian/Ubuntu
+-------------
+
+Add the the apt repository
+
+    deb http://nightly.openerp.com/6.1/deb/ ./
+
+in your source.list and type:
+
+    $ sudo apt-get update
+    $ sudo apt-get install openerp
+
+Or download the deb file and type:
+
+    $ sudo dpkg -i <openerp-deb-filename>
+    $ sudo apt-get install install -f
+
+RedHat, Fedora, CentOS
+----------------------
+
+Install the required dependencies:
+
+    $ yum install python
+    $ easy_install pip
+    $ pip install .....
+
+Install the openerp rpm
+
+    $ rpm -i openerp-VERSION.rpm
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+    Check the notes in setup.py
+
+Setting up your database
+------------------------
+
+Point your browser to http://localhost:8069/ and click "Manage Databases", the
+default master password is "admin".