Remove footnote links and inline them; link to contributing guideline…

…s in readme

README.md

@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ When completed, you'll be able to run the various Grunt commands provided from t
 ### Available Grunt commands
 
 #### Build - `grunt`
-Run `grunt` to run tests locally and compile the CSS and JavaScript into `/dist`. **Uses [recess] and [UglifyJS].**
+Run `grunt` to run tests locally and compile the CSS and JavaScript into `/dist`. **Uses [recess](http://twitter.github.io/recess/) and [UglifyJS](http://lisperator.net/uglifyjs/).**
 
 #### Only compile CSS and JavaScript - `grunt dist`
-`grunt dist` creates the `/dist` directory with compiled files. **Uses [recess] and [UglifyJS].**
+`grunt dist` creates the `/dist` directory with compiled files. **Uses [recess](http://twitter.github.io/recess/) and [UglifyJS](http://lisperator.net/uglifyjs/).**
 
 #### Tests - `grunt test`
 Runs [JSHint](http://jshint.com) and [QUnit](http://qunitjs.com/) tests headlessly in [PhantomJS](http://phantomjs.org/) (used for CI).
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Should you encounter problems with installing dependencies or running Grunt comm
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Please read through our guidelines for contributing to Bootstrap. Included are directions for opening issues, coding standards, and notes on development.
+Please read through our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Included are directions for opening issues, coding standards, and notes on development.
 
 More over, if your pull request contains JavaScript patches or features, you must include relevant unit tests. All HTML and CSS should conform to the [Code Guide](http://github.com/mdo/code-guide), maintained by [Mark Otto](http://github.com/mdo).
 
@@ -139,7 +139,3 @@ For more information on SemVer, please visit [http://semver.org/](http://semver.
 ## Copyright and license
 
 Copyright 2013 Twitter, Inc under [the Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE).
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-  [recess]:     http://twitter.github.io/recess/  "recess"
-  [uglifyjs]:   http://lisperator.net/uglifyjs/   "UglifyJS"
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