diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index 0729baa0da..8ee626406b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
     <title>Getting Set Up</title>
 
     <para>
-        Here is what you need to get set up to use the Yocto Project:
+        Here is what you need to use the Yocto Project:
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Host System:</emphasis>  You should have a reasonably current
                 Linux-based host system.
                 You will have the best results with a recent release of Fedora,
-                OpenSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project
+                openSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project
                 and officially supported.
                 For a list of the distributions under validation and their status, see the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>" section
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                 You should also have about 100 gigabytes of free disk space for building images.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Packages:</emphasis>  The OpenEmbedded build system
-                requires certain packages exist on your development system (e.g. Python 2.6 or 2.7).
+                requires that certain packages exist on your development system (e.g. Python 2.6 or 2.7).
                 See "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Packages</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Quick Start and the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>Required Packages for the Host Development System</ulink>"
@@ -79,13 +79,24 @@
                 them for the supported distributions.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem id='local-yp-release'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Release:</emphasis>
-                You need a release of the Yocto Project.
-                You set that up with a local <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
-                one of two ways depending on whether you
-                are going to contribute back into the Yocto Project or not.
-                <note>
-                    Regardless of the method you use, this manual refers to the resulting local
-                    hierarchical set of files as the "Source Directory."
+                You need a release of the Yocto Project installed locally on
+                your development system.
+                This local area is referred to as the
+                <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
+                and is created when you use
+                <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to clone a local copy
+                of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository,
+                or when you download an official release of the corresponding tarball.</para>
+                <para>Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you
+                to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with
+                the latest software on a development branch.
+                Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with
+                a complete history of changes and you are working with a local
+                clone of that repository, you have access to all the Yocto
+                Project development branches and tag names used in the upstream
+                repository.</para>
+                <note>You can view the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>
                 </note>
                 <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Tarball Extraction:</emphasis>
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@
             <listitem id='local-kernel-files'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Kernel:</emphasis>
                 If you are going to be making modifications to a supported Yocto Project kernel, you
                 need to establish local copies of the source.
-                You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project Kernels organized under
+                You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project kernels organized under
                 "Yocto Linux Kernel" in the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
                 <para>This setup can involve creating a bare clone of the Yocto Project kernel and then