diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 0b9bb6bec5..d9e31baca5 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1170,12 +1170,13 @@
 
             <para>
                 Before writing a recipe from scratch, it is often useful to
-                check whether someone else has written one already.
-                OpenEmbedded is a good place to look as it has a wider scope
-                and range of packages.
-                Because the Yocto Project aims to be compatible with
-                OpenEmbedded, most recipes you find there should work for
-                you.
+                discover whether someone else has already written one that
+                meets (or comes close to meeting) your needs.
+                The Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded communities contain
+                and maintain many recipes that might be candidates for what
+                you are doing.
+                You can find a good central index of these recipes in the
+                <ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/meta-oe/'>OpenEmbedded metadata index</ulink>.
             </para>
 
             <para>