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@Mayankm96 Mayankm96 commented Aug 6, 2025

Description

Some of the information in FAQ is now outdated since Isaac Sim is open-sourced. This MR removes that part but also adds more explaination on the goals of Isaac Lab.

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  • This change requires a documentation update

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  • I have run the pre-commit checks with ./isaaclab.sh --format
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • My changes generate no new warnings
  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
  • I have updated the changelog and the corresponding version in the extension's config/extension.toml file
  • I have added my name to the CONTRIBUTORS.md or my name already exists there

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates the documentation FAQ section to reflect Isaac Sim's open-sourcing, removing outdated information and expanding on Isaac Lab's goals. The changes clarify Isaac Lab's role as a framework rather than a simulator and improve the platform's positioning within the robotics ecosystem.

  • Removes outdated content about Isaac Sim being closed-source
  • Adds comprehensive explanation of Isaac Lab's purpose and relationship to simulators
  • Updates license information and improves formatting

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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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docs/source/setup/ecosystem.rst Removes outdated Isaac Sim closed-source rationale and adds detailed FAQ section explaining Isaac Lab as a framework vs. simulator
docs/index.rst Updates license information to mention Apache-2.0 components and improves formatting

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2 419 tests   2 011 ✅  2h 17m 20s ⏱️
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ooctipus commented Aug 15, 2025

Seems ready to ship! @Mayankm96 Should we add extension.toml and CHANGLOG for this one as well?

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For minor one file changes (unless an important change to notify users), we don't need to update the versioning.

@Mayankm96 Mayankm96 merged commit 85d7518 into main Aug 16, 2025
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@Mayankm96 Mayankm96 deleted the docs/adapt-faq branch August 16, 2025 04:28
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