Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes"

This reverts commit 97ff8eefe421ff91aa4b26a3d040215560f6c3b2.
The contents from Xively-Rickshaw
Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes""

This reverts commit 37a4a02345c2ababd54930d1800ae91326a4ee34.