docs: rewrite README

- Switch from rst to markdown (syntax is just so much easier)

- Add honest project description (securesystemslib is for TUF and
  in-toto).

- Remove wordy Overview section. Relevant information about
  crypto backends, and key types and formats should be documented
  as part of the API on RTD.

- Replace legacy interface snippets in Usage section
  with link to securesystemslib RTD page.

  Legacy interfaces have functional replacements in the new
  Signer API, i.e. CryptoSigner for file-based RSA, ed25519, ecdsa
  keys, and GPGSigner for GPG keys.

  Signer API docs are still WIP (see #622), but already seem more useful
  than the legacy docs. And we definitely don't want to encourage anyone
  to use legacy interfaces.

- Shorten installation/testing sections.

Signed-off-by: Lukas Puehringer <[email protected]>

README.md

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+# securesystemslib
+
+[![CI](https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib/workflows/Run%20Securesystemslib%20tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Run+Securesystemslib+tests%22+branch%3Amain)
+
+A cryptography interface to sign and verify
+[TUF](https://theupdateframework.io) and [in-toto](https://in-toto.io)
+metadata.
+
+## Installation
+
+The default installation supports [pure-Python `ed25519` signature
+verification](https://github.com/pyca/ed25519) only. To enable other schemes and
+signature creation, `securesystemslib` can be installed with *extras*. See
+[pyproject.toml](pyproject.toml) for available *optional dependencies*.
+
+```bash
+# Install with ed25519, RSA, ECDSA sign and verify support
+pip install securesystemslib[crypto]
+```
+
+## Usage
+[python-securesystemslib.readthedocs.io](https://python-securesystemslib.readthedocs.io)
+
+## Contact
+- Questions and discussions:
+  [`#securesystemslib-python`](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C05PF3GA7AL)
+  on [CNCF Slack](https://communityinviter.com/apps/cloud-native/cncf)
+- Security issues: [*Draft a new security
+  advisory*](https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib/security/advisories/new)
+- Other issues and requests: [*Open a new
+  issue*](https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib/issues/new)
+
+## Testing
+`tox` is used for testing. It can be installed via
+[pip](https://tox.wiki/en/4.9.0/installation.html#via-pip) and executed from the
+command line in the root of the repository.
+
+```bash
+tox
+```