diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index bafb244707..ae06d596ba 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -277,10 +277,15 @@
 
     <para>
         When you build an image using Yocto Project, the build process uses a known list of licenses to 
-        ensure compliance.  
-        Once the build completes, the list of all licenses found and used during the build are 
+        ensure compliance.
+        You can find this list in the Yocto Project files directory at 
+        <filename>meta/files/common-licenses</filename>.  
+        Once the build completes, the list of all licenses found and used during that build are 
         kept in the Yocto Project build directory at 
-        <filename>tmp/deploy/images/licenses</filename>.  
+        <filename>tmp/deploy/images/licenses</filename>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>  
         If a module requires a license that is not in the base list, the build process 
         generates a warning during the build.  
         These tools make it easier for a developer to be certain of the licenses with which