docs: import changelog as NEWS.md

Import a new `NEWS.md` file with the changelog for each release. This is targetted at distributors, so it should contain information on new features, modified features, and anything important to packagers. This is not a replacement for the git-changelog, but rather a human-readable instruction to packagers what needs to be changed when using the new release. Additionally, copy `make release` from *osbuild* to help in creating new release entries in NEWS.md.
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+# OSBuild Composer - Operating System Image Composition Services
+
+## CHANGES WITH 8:
+
+        * All generated pipelines now use the `org.osbuild.rpm` stage of
+          *osbuild*, rather than `org.osbuild.dnf`. This improves on splitting
+          resource acquisition from image building and should make image
+          composition more reliable and faster.
+
+        * The `STATE_DIRECTORY` environment variable now allows changing the
+          state directory path of `osbuild-composer`. This is to support older
+          systemd versions that do not pass in `StateDirectory=` to the service
+          executable.
+
+        * Minor fixes and improvements all over the place.
+
+        Contributions from: Alexander Todorov, Brian C. Lane, Jacob Kozol, Jakub
+                            Rusz, Lars Karlitski, Major Hayden, Martin
+                            Sehnoutka, Ondřej Budai, Tom Gundersen
+
+        - Berlin, 2020-03-18
+
+## CHANGES WITH 7:
+
+        * Support for `RHEL 8.1` as image type is now available.
+
+        * Semantic versioning of blueprints in the lorax API is now enforced.
+          This was always the case for the original lorax API, and *Composer*
+          now follows this as well.
+
+        * Lots of internal improvements, including many automatic tests,
+          improved error handling, better cache directory management, as well
+          as preparations to move over from `org.osbuild.dnf` to
+          `org.osbuild.rpm` in all build pipelines.
+
+        Contributions from: Alexander Todorov, Brian C. Lane, Jacob Kozol, Lars
+                            Karlitski, Major Hayden, Ondřej Budai, Tom Gundersen
+
+        - Berlin, 2020-03-05
+
+## CHANGES BEFORE 7:
+
+        * Initial implementation of 'osbuild-composer'.
+
+        Contributions from: Alexander Todorov, Brian C. Lane, Christian Kellner,
+                            Jacob Kozol, Jakub Rusz, Lars Karlitski, Martin
+                            Sehnoutka, Ondřej Budai, Tom Gundersen