Update and rename CONTRIBUTING to CONTRIBUTING.md

Made some light edits and added the .md so the Markdown would work.
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### Before you contribute ### Before you contribute
Before we can use your code, you must sign the Before we can use your code, you must sign the
[Google Individual Contributor License Agreement] [Google Individual Contributor License Agreement](https://cla.developers.google.com/about/google-individual)
(https://cla.developers.google.com/about/google-individual)
(CLA), which you can do online. The CLA is necessary mainly because you own the (CLA), which you can do online. The CLA is necessary mainly because you own the
copyright to your changes, even after your contribution becomes part of our copyright to your changes even after your contribution becomes part of our
codebase, so we need your permission to use and distribute your code. We also codebase, so we need your permission to use and distribute your code. We also
need to be sure of various other things—for instance that you'll tell us if you need to be sure of various other things—for instance, that you'll tell us if you
know that your code infringes on other people's patents. You don't have to sign know that your code infringes on other people's patents. You don't have to sign
the CLA until after you've submitted your code for review and a member has the CLA until after you've submitted your code for review and a member has
approved it, but you must do it before we can put your code into our codebase. approved it, but you must do it before we can put your code into our codebase.
Before you start working on a larger contribution, you should get in touch with Before you start working on a larger contribution, you should get in touch with
us first through the issue tracker with your idea so that we can help out and us first through the issue tracker with your idea so that we can help out and
possibly guide you. Coordinating up front makes it much easier to avoid possibly guide you. Coordinating up-front makes it much easier to avoid
frustration later on. frustration later on.
### Code reviews ### Code reviews
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### The small print ### The small print
Contributions made by corporations are covered by a different agreement than Contributions made by corporations are covered by a different agreement than
the one above, the the one above, the [Software Grant and Corporate Contributor License Agreement](https://cla.developers.google.com/about/google-corporate).
[Software Grant and Corporate Contributor License Agreement]
(https://cla.developers.google.com/about/google-corporate).