README: convert to markdown for gitiles

BUG=None
TEST=looked at the output in gitiles

Change-Id: I33b372bbdfacf8bf6378876f560187af75a344dc
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/428851
Commit-Ready: Mike Frysinger <vapier@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Ben Chan <benchan@chromium.org>
2 files changed
tree: 947bdaa57a3e18a6e0b115cec4d24dc5c57cf6da
  1. 51-watchdog.rules
  2. COPYING
  3. daisydog.c
  4. daisydog.conf
  5. Makefile
  6. OWNERS
  7. PRESUBMIT.cfg
  8. README.md
README.md

GPL Code is copied with explicit permission from Daniel Widyanto:
http://embeddedfreak.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/howto-use-linux-watchdog/

The project name is based on Samsung's “daisy” reference board design and I liked this quote from the daisy dog FAQ:

Daisy Dogs are not persnickety little ankle biters

When this daisydog doesn't run, the machine should reset. :)

An alternative code to start with would have been:
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/2270

The watchdog project is alot more complicated than what the Chromium OS project needs.