diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index b0f5e120bd..1a16b9f0ce 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -184,21 +184,20 @@
                </literallayout></para></listitem>
            <listitem><para id='supported-board-support-packages-(bsps)'><emphasis>Supported Board
                 Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis>
-                The Yocto Project provides a layer called <filename>meta-intel</filename> and
-                it is maintained in its own separate Git repository.
-                The <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer contains many supported
-                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>.</para>
-                <para>Similar considerations exist for setting up the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
-                layer.
-                You can get set up for BSP development one of two ways: tarball extraction or
-                with a local Git repository.
-                It is a good idea to use the same method that you used to set up the Source Directory.
-                Regardless of the method you use, the Yocto Project uses the following BSP layer
-                naming scheme:
+                The Yocto Project provides a layer called
+                <filename>meta-intel</filename> and it is maintained in its own
+                separate Git repository.
+                The <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer contains many
+                supported
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>.
+                </para>
+                <para>The Yocto Project uses the following BSP layer naming
+                scheme:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      meta-&lt;BSP_name&gt;
                 </literallayout>
-                where <filename>&lt;BSP_name&gt;</filename> is the recognized BSP name.
+                where <filename>&lt;BSP_name&gt;</filename> is the recognized
+                BSP name.
                 Here are some examples:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      meta-crownbay
@@ -207,30 +206,20 @@
                 </literallayout>
                 See the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>"
-                section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide for more
-                information on BSP Layers.
-                <itemizedlist>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Tarball Extraction:</emphasis>  You can download any released
-                        BSP tarball from the same "Downloads" page of the
-                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>
-                        to get the Yocto Project release.
-                        Once on the "Download" page, look to the right of the
-                        page and scroll down to find the BSP tarballs.</para>
-                        <para>Once you have the tarball, just extract it into a directory of your choice.
-                        Again, this method just produces a snapshot of the BSP layer in the form
-                        of a hierarchical directory structure.</para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Git Repository Method:</emphasis>  If you are working
-                        with a local Git repository for your Source Directory, you should also use this method
-                        to set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.
-                        You can locate the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository in the
-                        "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
-                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
-                        <para>Typically, you set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository inside
-                        the Source Directory.
-                        For example, the following transcript shows the steps to clone the
-                        <filename>meta-intel</filename>
-                        Git repository inside the local <filename>poky</filename> Git repository.
-                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+                section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP)
+                Developer's Guide for more information on BSP Layers.</para>
+                <para>You can locate the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git
+                repository in the "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto
+                Project Source Repositories at
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
+                <para>To get started with the BSPs, you need to use
+                <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local clone of the
+                upstream repository.
+                Typically, you set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
+                Git repository inside the Source Directory.
+                For example, the following transcript shows the steps to clone
+                <filename>meta-intel</filename>.
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/poky
      $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel.git
      Cloning into 'meta-intel'...
@@ -239,13 +228,12 @@
      remote: Total 7366 (delta 3997), reused 7299 (delta 3930)
      Receiving objects: 100% (7366/7366), 2.31 MiB | 95 KiB/s, done.
      Resolving deltas: 100% (3997/3997), done.
-                        </literallayout></para>
-                        <para>The same
-                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>wiki page</ulink>
-                        referenced earlier covers how to
-                        set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.
-                        </para></listitem>
-                </itemizedlist></para></listitem>
+                </literallayout></para>
+                <para>The same
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>wiki page</ulink>
+                referenced earlier covers how to set up the
+                <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.
+                </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Eclipse Yocto Plug-in:</emphasis>  If you are developing
                 applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE),
                 you will need this plug-in.