user: Move support sections to top level

This is a preparation step to move the bug reporting procedure from the
wiki to the user manual and to add a contributing section.

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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
+
+.. Copyright (C) 2019 embedded brains GmbH
+.. Copyright (C) 2019 Sebastian Huber
+.. Copyright (C) 2016 Chris Johns <chrisj@rtems.org>
+
+.. index:: support; RTEMS Project
+
+RTEMS Project Support
+*********************
+
+.. index:: community; users mailing list
+.. index:: mailing lists; users
+
+Users Mailing List
+==================
+
+RTEMS offers a variety of support options and ways to contribute to the
+project.  Users can ask their questions on the :r:list:`users`.  This is a low
+frequency mailing list intended for topics related to the use of RTEMS.  If you
+are new to RTEMS, please join the list and ask whatever you want.
+
+.. index:: documentation
+
+Documentation
+=============
+
+You find the latest set of manuals at the :r:url:`docs`.
+
+.. index:: mailing lists; announce
+.. index:: mailing lists; bugs
+.. index:: mailing lists; build
+.. index:: mailing lists; devel
+.. index:: mailing lists; vc
+
+All Mailing Lists
+=================
+
+We have several mailing lists for RTEMS users and developers:
+
+* :r:list:`announce`: Announcements for major and other project-related issues.
+
+* :r:list:`bugs`: Emails generated by the :r:url:`bugs`.
+
+* :r:list:`devel`: For developers of RTEMS itself.
+
+* :r:list:`build`: Results from building and testing of RTEMS.
+
+* :r:list:`users`: For users of RTEMS.
+
+* :r:list:`vc`: Commits to the RTEMS Project repositories.
+
+IRC
+===
+
+.. index:: community; IRC
+.. index:: IRC
+
+RTEMS IRC is available on the Freenode network. See the `Freenode
+<http://www.freenode.net/>`_ web site for details on connecting, selecting a
+nickname, and general usage tips. If you are new to IRC it is recommended
+reading.
+
+These is currently only one IRC channel available for RTEMS:
+
+  **#rtems**
+
+This is a general channel for all things RTEMS. You can just hang out with
+other RTEMS users and developers to talk about RTEMS, using RTEMS or to make
+contact with other RTEMS users.
+
+The ``#rtems`` channel is logged. You can find the logs at:
+
+   http://www.rtems.org/irclogs/
+
+You can search the logs using Google by adding
+
+   **site:rtems.org inurl:irclogs**
+
+to your search terms.