diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index 5dbe0ed4da..a60f256142 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -62,19 +62,22 @@
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Tarball Extraction:</emphasis>  If you are not going to contribute 
                         back into the Yocto Project you can simply download the Yocto Project release you want 
                         from the website’s <ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org/download'>download page</ulink>.
-                        Once you have the tarball, just extract it into a directory of your choice.  
+                        Once you have the tarball, just extract it into a directory of your choice.
+                        This method does not produce a <filename>poky</filename> Git repository. 
+                        You end up simply with a snapshot of Yocto Project files that are based on the 
+                        particular release in the tarball.  
                         If you are interested in supported Board Support Packages (BSPs) you can also download 
                         these release tarballs from the same site and locate them in a directory of your 
                         choice.</para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Git Method:</emphasis>  If you are going to be contributing
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Git Repository Method:</emphasis>  If you are going to be contributing
                         back into the Yocto Project you should probably use Git commands to set up a local 
-                        Git repository of the Yocto Project.  
-                        Doing so creates a history of changes you might make and allows you to easily submit 
-                        changes upstream to the project.  
-                        For an example of how to set up your own local Git repository of Yocto Project,
-                        see this
+                        <filename>poky</filename> Git repository of from the Yocto Project.  
+                        Doing so creates a Git repository with a complete history of changes and allows 
+                        you to easily submit your changes upstream to the project.  
+                        For an example of how to set up your own local Git repositories see this
                         <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>
-                        wiki page</ulink>, which covers checking out the Yocto sources.</para></listitem>
+                        wiki page</ulink>, which describes how to create both <filename>poky</filename>
+                        and <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repositories.</para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist></para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Supported Board Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis>  The same considerations 
                 exist for BSPs.  
@@ -83,11 +86,18 @@
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Tarball Extraction:</emphasis>  You can download any released 
                         BSP tarball from the same 
                         <ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org/download'>download site</ulink>.  
-                        Once you have the tarball just extract it into a directory of your choice.</para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Git Method:</emphasis>  For an example of how to integrate 
-                        the metadata for BSPs into your local Yocto Project Git repository see this
+                        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 <filename>poky</filename> Git repository you should also set up a 
+                        <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.  
+                        Typically, you set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository inside
+                        the <filename>poky</filename> Git repository.
+                        The same  
                         <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>
-                        wiki page</ulink>, which covers how to check out the meta-intel repository.</para></listitem>
+                        wiki page</ulink> referenced earlier covers how to 
+                        set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.</para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist></para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Eclipse Yocto Plug-in:</emphasis>  If you are developing using the 
                 Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) you will need this plug-in.