doc(readme): improve the content and organisation (#557)

As mentioned in https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues/1506#issuecomment-949703011, it makes sense to tweak the readme while we're making a new release.
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# OONI Probe Client Library and CLI
* Documentation: [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/ooni/probe-cli?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/ooni/probe-cli)
[![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/ooni/probe-cli?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/ooni/probe-cli) [![Short Tests Status](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/workflows/shorttests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/actions?query=workflow%3Ashorttests) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/ooni/probe-cli/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/ooni/probe-cli?branch=master) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/ooni/probe-cli)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/ooni/probe-cli) [![linux-debian-packages](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/workflows/linux-debian-packages/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/actions?query=workflow%3Alinux-debian-packages)
* `go test -race -short ./...` status: [![Short Tests Status](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/workflows/shorttests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/actions?query=workflow%3Ashorttests)
The [Open Observatory of Network Interference](https://ooni.org) (OONI) is a non-profit free software project
that aims to empower decentralized efforts in documenting
Internet censorship around the world.
* `go test -race ./...` status: [![All Tests Status](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/workflows/alltests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/actions?query=workflow%3Aalltests)
This repository contains core OONI tools written in Go:
* Code coverage for `-short` tests: [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/ooni/probe-cli/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/ooni/probe-cli?branch=master)
- the CLI client ([cmd/ooniprobe](cmd/ooniprobe));
* Go Report Card: [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/ooni/probe-cli)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/ooni/probe-cli)
- the test helper server ([internal/cmd/oohelperd](internal/cmd/oohelperd));
* Debian package builds: [![linux-debian-packages](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/workflows/linux-debian-packages/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/actions?query=workflow%3Alinux-debian-packages)
- the mobile library ([pkg/oonimkall](pkg/oonimkall));
* Open issues: [![GitHub issues by-label](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/ooni/probe/ooni/probe-cli?style=plastic)](https://github.com/ooni/probe/labels/ooni%2Fprobe-cli)
- and all the related support packages (inside [internal](internal)).
The next generation OONI Probe: client library and Command Line Interface.
Every top-level directory in this repository contains an explanatory README file.
## User setup
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https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues/new?labels=ooni/probe-cli&assignee=bassosimone).
Please, make sure you add the `ooni/probe-cli` label.
## Repository organization
## Build instructions
Every top-level directory contains an explanatory README file.
### ooniprobe
## ooniprobe
Be sure you have golang >= 1.16 and a C compiler (Mingw-w64 for Windows). You
Be sure you have golang >= 1.17 and a C compiler (Mingw-w64 for Windows). You
can build using:
```bash
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This will generate a binary called `ooniprobe` in the current directory.
## Android bindings
### Android bindings
Make sure you have GNU make installed, then run:
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repository. The instructions explaining how to integrate these bindings
are published along with the release notes.
## iOS bindings
### iOS bindings
Make sure you have GNU make installed, then run:
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The generated bindings are (manually) added to GitHub releases. The instructions
explaining how to integrate these bindings are published along with the release notes.
## miniooni
### miniooni
Miniooni is the experimental OONI client used for research. Compile using:
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This will generate a binary called `miniooni` in the current directory.
## Specification
### oohelperd
Oohelperd is the test helper server. Compile using:
```bash
go build -v ./internal/cmd/oohelperd
```
This will generate a binary called `oohelperd` in the current directory.
## Specifications
Every nettest (aka experiment) implemented in this repository has a companion
spec in the [ooni/spec](https://github.com/ooni/spec) repository.
## Contributing
Please, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Updating dependencies