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461 - A means by which to test the Yocto Project components (i.e. Poky 461 - A means by which to test the Yocto Project components (i.e. Poky
462 is used to validate the Yocto Project). 462 is used to validate the Yocto Project).
463 463
464 - A vehicle through which you can download the Yocto Project.
465
466 Poky is not a product level distro. Rather, it is a good starting 464 Poky is not a product level distro. Rather, it is a good starting
467 point for customization. 465 point for customization.
468 466
469 .. note:: 467 .. note::
470 468
469 Poky also used to be a repository containing the combination of
470 :term:`BitBake`, :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`, the
471 :yocto_git:`meta-yocto </meta-yocto>` repository and the Yocto Project
472 documentation -- which were combined with the :yocto_git:`combo-layer
473 </poky-config>` tool.
474
475 This repository is still hosted at :yocto_git:`/poky` and is still
476 updated for maintained releases that are older than Whinlatter (5.3).
477 Newer releases now use ``bitbake-setup`` to clone and setup the initial
478 :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` environment. For more information on
479 how to use ``bitbake-setup``, see the :doc:`/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index`
480 document. An alternative can be to setup the above repositories
481 manually, by following the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup`
482 section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
483
484 .. note::
485
471 Poky began as an open-source project initially developed by 486 Poky began as an open-source project initially developed by
472 OpenedHand. OpenedHand developed Poky from the existing 487 OpenedHand. OpenedHand developed Poky from the existing
473 OpenEmbedded build system to create a commercially supportable 488 OpenEmbedded build system to create a commercially supportable