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         </para>
     </section>
 
+    <section id='using-the-downloads-page'>
+        <title>Using the Downloads Page</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>
+            uses a "Downloads" area from which you can locate and download
+            tarballs of any Yocto Project release.
+            Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
+            tarballs.
+            <note><title>Tip</title>
+                The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project
+                components is to use Git to clone a repository and work from
+                within that local repository.
+                The procedure in this section exists should you desire a
+                tarball snapshot of any given component.
+            </note>
+            <orderedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Open The
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>
+                    in your browser.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Click the "Downloads" tab.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Click the type of files you want (i.e "Build System",
+                    "Tools", or "Board Support Packages (BSPs)".
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Locate the release.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Click the download link to get your files.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </orderedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
     <section id='cloning-the-poky-repository'>
         <title>Cloning the <filename>poky</filename> Repository</title>