README: refresh

- call them "manpages", not "man pages" and drop the .1 and .3
- replace link to "manual" with a link to everything curl
- remove the link to the FAQ
- add a new "open source "subtitle for the license link, and rephrase
- mention and link GitHub services in the contact section
- rename the "git" subtitle to "source code"
- shorten the source code section somewhat

Closes #14663
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# [![curl logo](https://curl.se/logo/curl-logo.svg)](https://curl.se/) # [![curl logo](https://curl.se/logo/curl-logo.svg)](https://curl.se/)
Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL syntax.
syntax. Find out how to use curl by reading [the curl.1 man Learn how to use curl by reading [the
page](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html) or [the MANUAL manpage](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html) or [everything
document](https://curl.se/docs/manual.html). Find out how to install Curl curl](https://everything.curl.dev/).
by reading [the INSTALL document](https://curl.se/docs/install.html).
Find out how to install curl by reading [the INSTALL
document](https://curl.se/docs/install.html).
libcurl is the library curl is using to do its job. It is readily available to libcurl is the library curl is using to do its job. It is readily available to
be used by your software. Read [the libcurl.3 man be used by your software. Read [the libcurl
page](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/libcurl.html) to learn how. manpage](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/libcurl.html) to learn how.
You can find answers to the most frequent questions we get in [the FAQ ## Open Source
document](https://curl.se/docs/faq.html).
Study [the COPYING file](https://curl.se/docs/copyright.html) for curl is Open Source and is distributed under an MIT-like
distribution terms. [license](https://curl.se/docs/copyright.html).
## Contact ## Contact
If you have problems, questions, ideas or suggestions, please contact us by Contact us on a suitable [mailing list](https://curl.se/mail/) or
posting to a suitable [mailing list](https://curl.se/mail/). use GitHub [issues](https://github.com/curl/curl/issues)/
[pull requests](https://github.com/curl/curl/pulls)/
[discussions](https://github.com/curl/curl/discussions).
All contributors to the project are listed in [the THANKS All contributors to the project are listed in [the THANKS
document](https://curl.se/docs/thanks.html). document](https://curl.se/docs/thanks.html).
@ -37,17 +40,14 @@ applications using (lib)curl visit [the support page](https://curl.se/support.ht
## Website ## Website
Visit the [curl website](https://curl.se/) for the latest news and Visit the [curl website](https://curl.se/) for the latest news and downloads.
downloads.
## Git ## Source code
To download the latest source from the Git server, do this: Download the latest source from the Git server:
git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git
(you will get a directory named curl created, filled with the source code)
## Security problems ## Security problems
Report suspected security problems via [our HackerOne Report suspected security problems via [our HackerOne