README.md: remove badges and xmas-tree garnish

URL: https://curl.se/mail/lib-2022-10/0050.html

Closes #9833

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e8a57b6a..c37dc677d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,19 +6,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
 
 # [![curl logo](https://curl.se/logo/curl-logo.svg)](https://curl.se/)
 
-[![OpenSSF Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/63/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/63)
-[![Coverity passed](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/curl/badge.svg)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/curl)
-[![AppVeyor Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/l1vv31029huhf4g4?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/curlorg/curl)
-[![Azure DevOps Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/daniel0244/curl/_apis/build/status/curl.curl?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/daniel0244/curl/_build/latest?definitionId=1&branchName=master)
-[![Cirrus Build Status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/curl/curl.svg?branch=master)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/curl/curl)
-[![GitHub Actions Linux Build Status](https://github.com/curl/curl/actions/workflows/linux.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/curl/curl/actions/workflows/linux.yml)
-[![GitHub Actions macOS Build Status](https://github.com/curl/curl/actions/workflows/macos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/curl/curl/actions/workflows/macos.yml)
-[![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/curl/backers/badge.svg)](#backers)
-[![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors)
-[![Language Grade: C/C++](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/grade/cpp/g/curl/curl.svg?logo=lgtm&logoWidth=18)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/curl/curl/context:cpp)
-[![Fuzzing Status](https://oss-fuzz-build-logs.storage.googleapis.com/badges/curl.svg)](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/list?sort=-opened&can=1&q=proj:curl)
-[![REUSE status](https://api.reuse.software/badge/github.com/curl/curl)](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/curl/curl)
-
 Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL
 syntax. Find out how to use curl by reading [the curl.1 man
 page](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html) or [the MANUAL
@@ -76,20 +63,7 @@ distribution terms.
 
 Thank you to all our backers! 🙏 [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/curl#backer)]
 
-[![Open Collective Backers](https://opencollective.com/curl/backers.svg?width=890)](https://opencollective.com/curl#backers)
-
 ## Sponsors
 
-Support this project by becoming a sponsor. Your logo will show up here with a
-link to your website. [[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/curl#sponsor)]
-<!-- markdown-link-check-disable -->
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 0](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/0/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/0/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 1](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/1/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/1/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 2](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/2/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/2/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 3](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/3/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/3/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 4](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/4/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/4/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 5](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/5/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/5/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 6](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/6/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/6/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 7](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/7/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/7/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 8](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/8/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/8/website)
-[![Open Collective Sponsor 9](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/9/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/curl/sponsor/9/website)
+Support this project by becoming a [sponsor](https://curl.se/sponsors.html).
+