Add README and NEWS

Add README and NEWS files and prepare for initial libgudev-219 release.

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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+libgudev - GObject bindings for libudev
+
+CHANGES WITH 219:
+
+        * Initial release of libgudev as separate project.
+
+        * Initial import of libgudev-218 from the systemd repository. No
+          functional changes. It is binary compatible to the old package. Please
+          note that you need to pass --disable-gudev to systemd. Otherwise, this
+          package will conflict with libgudev provided by systemd.
diff --git a/README b/README
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+General Information
+===================
+
+This is libgudev, a library providing GObject bindings for libudev. It
+used to be part of udev, then merged into systemd. It's now a project
+on its own.
+
+The official download locations are:
+  http://download.gnome.org/sources/libgudev
+
+The official web site is:
+  http://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libgudev
+
+Installation
+============
+
+  % tar xJf libgudev-<version>.tar.xz       # unpack the sources
+  % cd libgudev-<version>                   # change to the toplevel directory
+  % ./configure                             # run the `configure' script
+  % make                                    # build libgudev
+
+  [ Become root if necessary ]
+  % make install                            # install libgudev
+
+libgudev requires:
+  >=libudev-199
+  >=glib2-2.22.0
+  pkg-config
+
+How to report bugs
+==================
+
+Bugs should be reported to the GNOME bug tracking system.
+(http://bugzilla.gnome.org, product libgudev.) You will need
+to create an account for yourself.
+
+Patches
+=======
+
+Patches should also be submitted to bugzilla.gnome.org. If the
+patch fixes an existing bug, add the patch as an attachment
+to that bug report.
+
+Otherwise, enter a new bug report that describes the patch,
+and attach the patch to that bug report.
+
+Patches should be in unified diff form. (The -up option to GNU diff.)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([libgudev],
-        [220],
+        [219],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gudev],
         [libgudev],
         [https://developer.gnome.org/gudev])