QPID-7207: Rename and relocate files inside the cpp subtree

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+
+# Qpid C++
+
+## Introduction
+
+Qpid C++ is a C++ implementation of the AMQP protocol described at
+<http://amqp.org/>.
+
+For additional software or information on the Qpid project go to:
+
+> <http://qpid.apache.org>
+
+For documentation, go to:
+
+> <http://qpid.apache.org/documentation>
+
+## Available documentation
+
+ - INSTALL.txt - How to install Qpid C++
+ - LICENSE.txt - The Apache license
+ - NOTICE.txt  - Corresponds to the section 4 d of the Apache License,
+   Version 2.0
+ - docs/       - Feature and design notes, other documentation
+
+## Quick start
+
+In C++ distributions:
+
+    mkdir BLD      # The recommended way to use cmake is in a separate
+                   # build directory
+    cd BLD
+    cmake ..       # Generates code and makefiles
+    make test      # Runs tests
+    make install   # Installs the client and daemon
+
+The INSTALL.txt notes contain more detailed information on compiling
+and installing this software.
+
+qpid/cpp/examples/README.txt describes the C++ client API examples.