diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 0694682c90..121519bcb2 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -82,9 +82,15 @@
         </note>
 
         <para>
-            The remainder of this section presents the basic steps used to create a BSP
-            using the Yocto Project's
+            The remainder of this section presents the basic
+            steps used to create a BSP using the Yocto Project's
             <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#using-the-yocto-projects-bsp-tools'>BSP Tools</ulink>.
+            Although not required for BSP creation, the
+            <filename>meta-intel</filename> repository, which contains
+            many BSPs supported by the Yocto Project, is part of the example.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
             For an example that shows how to create a new layer using the tools, see the
             "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#creating-a-new-bsp-layer-using-the-yocto-bsp-script'>Creating a New BSP Layer Using the yocto-bsp Script</ulink>"
              section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide.
@@ -115,9 +121,10 @@
                     <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>, see the
                     "<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Setup</link>" section.</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Establish the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
-                    repository on your system</emphasis>:  Having local copies of the
-                    supported BSP layers on your system gives you access to the build
-                    process and to the tools you need for creating a BSP.
+                    repository on your system</emphasis>:  Having local copies
+                    of these supported BSP layers on your system gives you
+                    access to layers you might be able to build on or modify
+                    to create your BSP.
                     For information on how to get these files, see the
                     "<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Setup</link>" section.</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Create your own BSP layer using the