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@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ The Yocto Project has extensive documentation about the system including a
 reference manual which can be found at:
     http://yoctoproject.org/community/documentation
 
-For information about OpenEmbedded see their website:
+OpenEmbedded-Core is a layer containing the core metadata for current versions
+of OpenEmbedded. It is distro-less (can build a functional image with
+DISTRO = "") and contains only emulated machine support.
+
+For information about OpenEmbedded, see the OpenEmbedded website:
     http://www.openembedded.org/