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Refactor README to Improve Onboarding and Technical Clarity #46

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@chuangw6

The project's main README.md lacked an immediate definition of the core product, missed explicit local setup instructions, and suffered from vertical bloat due to a large inline code snippet that disrupted reading flow for newcomers.

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  • Add a clear elevator pitch describing Open-RL as a lightweight backend for advanced LLM post-training.
  • Highlight its core capabilities.
  • Provide explicit local setup instructions using existing Makefile targets.
  • Have a structured Guide section by spliting links strictly into SFT vs. RL paths to prevent confusion for newcomers.
  • Rewrite "Why Tinker?" to clearly contrast the benefits for AI Researchers vs. Platform Engineers.
  • Encapsulate the lengthy GRPO Python snippet within an HTML <details> tag to keep the reading flow clean while preserving technical depth.

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