diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index 99e7701acf..e84f4355bd 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
     <title>Getting Set Up</title>
 
     <para>
-        Here is what you need to get set up to use the Yocto Project:
+        Here is what you need to use the Yocto Project:
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Host System:</emphasis>  You should have a reasonably current
                 Linux-based host system.
                 You will have the best results with a recent release of Fedora,
-                OpenSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project
+                openSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project
                 and officially supported.
                 For a list of the distributions under validation and their status, see the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>" section
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                 You should also have about 100 gigabytes of free disk space for building images.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Packages:</emphasis>  The OpenEmbedded build system
-                requires certain packages exist on your development system (e.g. Python 2.6 or 2.7).
+                requires that certain packages exist on your development system (e.g. Python 2.6 or 2.7).
                 See "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Packages</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Quick Start and the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>Required Packages for the Host Development System</ulink>"
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
                 <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
                 and is created when you use
                 <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to clone a local copy
-                of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository.</para>
+                of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository,
+                or when you download an official release of the corresponding tarball.</para>
                 <para>Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you
                 to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with
                 the latest software on a development branch.
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@
             <listitem id='local-kernel-files'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Kernel:</emphasis>
                 If you are going to be making modifications to a supported Yocto Project kernel, you
                 need to establish local copies of the source.
-                You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project Kernels organized under
+                You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project kernels organized under
                 "Yocto Linux Kernel" in the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
                 <para>This setup can involve creating a bare clone of the Yocto Project kernel and then