Move AUTHORS information into README

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-Main author:
-
-       Eric Biggers    <ebiggers3@gmail.com>
-
-The original library was written by:
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-       Carl Thijssen
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-Some source files are based on code from other places; see the REFERENCES
-section in ./README, and see the code itself.
-

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 such as device nodes and FIFOs.  Actually, I use it to back up my own files on
 Linux!
 
+                                    HISTORY
+
+wimlib was originally a project started by Carl Thijssen for use on Linux in the
+Ultimate Deployment Appliance (http://www.ultimatedeployment.org/).  Since then
+the code has been entirely rewritten and improved (main author: Eric Biggers).
+Windows support has been available since version 1.3.0 (March 2013).  A list of
+version-to-version changes can be found in the NEWS file.
+
                              LICENSE AND DISCLAIMER
 
 See COPYING for information about the license.