A README.md in each package/module/top-level directory is also rendered by GitHub's UI in the file list at the bottom (in locations like this: https://github.co

A README.md in each package/module/top-level directory is also rendered by GitHub's UI in the file list at the bottom (in locations like this: https://github.com/shipmight/shipmight/tree/master/src/backend https://github.com/shipmight/shipmight/tree/master/src/backe...), I've seen this in some projects as well.