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dev-manual: Some minor edits to Introduction chapter. 

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Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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set up your host development system and build an image, which you set up your host development system and build an image, which you
find in the find in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>. <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.
<note>
By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution.
However, you can create your own distribution by providing key
<link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link>.
A good example is Angstrom, which has had a distribution
based on the Yocto Project since its inception.
Other examples include commercial distributions like
Wind River Linux, Mentor Embedded Linux, and ENEA Linux.
See the "<link linkend='creating-your-own-distribution'>Creating Your Own Distribution</link>"
section for more information.
</note>
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
@ -43,13 +32,25 @@
reconfigure the kernel, and develop an application using the reconfigure the kernel, and develop an application using the
popular <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> IDE. popular <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> IDE.
</para> </para>
<note>
By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution.
However, you can create your own distribution by providing key
<link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link>.
A good example is Angstrom, which has had a distribution
based on the Yocto Project since its inception.
Other examples include commercial distributions like
Wind River Linux, Mentor Embedded Linux, and ENEA Linux.
See the "<link linkend='creating-your-own-distribution'>Creating Your Own Distribution</link>"
section for more information.
</note>
</section> </section>
<section id='what-this-manual-provides'> <section id='what-this-manual-provides'>
<title>What This Manual Provides</title> <title>What This Manual Provides</title>
<para> <para>
The following list describes what you can get from this guide: The following list describes what you can get from this manual:
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Information that lets you get set <listitem><para>Information that lets you get set
up to develop using the Yocto Project.</para></listitem> up to develop using the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
@ -75,17 +76,17 @@
<para> <para>
This manual will not give you the following: This manual will not give you the following:
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Step-by-step instructions if those instructions exist in other Yocto <listitem><para><emphasis>Step-by-step instructions when those instructions exist in other Yocto
Project documentation. Project documentation:</emphasis>
For example, the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide contains detailed For example, the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide contains detailed
instructions on how to run the instructions on how to run the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>, <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>ADT Installer</ulink>,
which is used to set up a cross-development environment.</para></listitem> which is used to set up a cross-development environment.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Reference material. <listitem><para><emphasis>Reference material:</emphasis>
This type of material resides in an appropriate reference manual. This type of material resides in an appropriate reference manual.
For example, system variables are documented in the For example, system variables are documented in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>.</para></listitem> <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Detailed public information that is not specific to the Yocto Project. <listitem><para><emphasis>Detailed public information that is not specific to the Yocto Project:</emphasis>
For example, exhaustive information on how to use Git is covered better through the For example, exhaustive information on how to use Git is covered better through the
Internet than in this manual.</para></listitem> Internet than in this manual.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
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with the Yocto Project and quickly begin building an image.</para></listitem> with the Yocto Project and quickly begin building an image.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis> <listitem><para><emphasis>
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>:</emphasis> This manual is a reference <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>:</emphasis> This manual is a reference
guide to the OpenEmbedded build system known as "Poky." guide to the OpenEmbedded build system, which is based on BitBake.
The build system is sometimes referred to as "Poky".
</para></listitem> </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis> <listitem><para><emphasis>
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;'>Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide</ulink>:</emphasis> <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;'>Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide</ulink>:</emphasis>