Release 0.17.0 - Githubissues

Update README, etc. See delta in #123 for details.

[x] update VERSION.txt version to v0.17.0
[x] update library.properties version to 0.17.0
[x] update README.md version for badges (line 7)
[x] update README.md release history (towards end).
[x] update CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION in CatenaBase: change here: https://github.com/mcci-catena/Catena-Arduino-Platform/blob/3af42bb7963d638b6dfbf544027284c5a640dc9c/src/CatenaBase.h#L58
[x] generate pull request
[x] merge into master.
[x] tag and release.

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