Add convert script and README

Simple hacks so far.

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+This branch is an experimental conversion of the Baserock definitions
+repository to BuildStream.
+
+It's an incomplete work in progress.
+
+The idea is that one day we'll switch all Baserock systems that people
+are still interested in to using the BuildStream definitions format.
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+CONVERTER=../defs2bst/defs2bst.py
+YBD=../ybd/ybd.py
+
+$CONVERTER --ybd $YBD \
+           --definitions ./old \
+           --output . \
+            --rebase strata/build-essential.morph gnu-toolchain.bst \
+            systems/base-system-x86_64-generic.morph x86_64