diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
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@@ -730,18 +730,29 @@
                 A package group is really just another recipe.
                 Because package group files are recipes, they end with the
                 <filename>.bb</filename> filename extension.</para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things.
-                In its most general sense, it is an open-source project that was initially developed
-                by OpenedHand.  With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded
-                build system becoming a build system for embedded images.
-                After Intel Corporation acquired OpenedHand, the project poky became the basis for
-                the Yocto Project's build system.</para>
-                <para>
-                Within the Yocto Project source repositories, <filename>poky</filename>
-                exists as a separate Git repository
-                that can be cloned to yield a local copy on the host system.
-                Thus, "poky" can refer to the local copy of the Source Directory used to develop within
-                the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis>
+                The term "poky" can mean several things.
+                In its most general sense, it is an open-source
+                project that was initially developed by OpenedHand.
+                With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing
+                OpenEmbedded build system becoming a commercially
+                supportable build system for embedded Linux.
+                After Intel Corporation acquired OpenedHand, the
+                project poky became the basis for the Yocto Project's
+                build system.</para>
+                <para>Within the Yocto Project source repositories,
+                <filename>poky</filename> exists as a separate Git
+                repository you can clone to yield a local copy on your
+                host system.
+                Thus, "poky" can refer to the local copy of the Source
+                Directory used for development within the Yocto
+                Project.</para>
+                <para>Finally, "poky" can refer to the default
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></ulink>
+                (i.e. distribution) created when you use the Yocto
+                Project in conjunction with the
+                <filename>poky</filename> repository to build an image.
+                </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Recipe:</emphasis>
                 A set of instructions for building packages.
                 A recipe describes where you get source code, which patches