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     </section>
 
     <section id='setting-up-to-use-crops'>
-        <title>Setting Up to Use CROPS</title>
+        <title>Setting Up to Use CROss PlatformS (CROPS)</title>
 
-        <para role='writernotes'>
-            Need text.
-            With CROPS, not sure what the basic package requirements are.
-            Need to find this out.
+        <para>
+            With
+            <ulink url='https://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/crops/about/'>CROPS</ulink>,
+            which leverages
+            <ulink url='https://www.docker.com/'>Docker Containers</ulink>,
+            you can create a Yocto Project development environment that
+            is operating system agnostic.
+            You can set up a container in which you can develop using the
+            Yocto Project on a Windows, Mac, or Linux  machine.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Follow these general steps to prepare a Windows, Mac, or Linux
+            machine as your Yocto Project development host:
+            <orderedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Go to the Docker Installation Site:</emphasis>
+                    <ulink url='https://www.docker.com/what-docker'>Docker</ulink>
+                    is a software container platform that you need to install
+                    on the host development machine.
+                    To start the installation process, see the
+                    <ulink url='https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/'>Docker Installation</ulink>
+                    site.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Choose Your Docker Edition:</emphasis>
+                    Docker comes in several editions.
+                    For the Yocto Project, the stable community edition
+                    (i.e. "Docker CE Stable") is adequate.
+                    You can learn more about the Docker editions from the
+                    site.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Go the Install Site for Your Platform:</emphasis>
+                    Click the link for the Docker edition associated with
+                    your development host machine's native software.
+                    For example, if your machine is running Microsoft
+                    Windows Version 10 and you want the Docker CE Stable
+                    edition, click that link under "Supported Platforms".
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Understand What You Need:</emphasis>
+                    The install page has pre-requisites your machine must
+                    meet.
+                    Be sure you read through this page and make sure your
+                    machine meets the requirements to run Docker.
+                    If your machine does not meet the requirements, the page
+                    has instructions to handle exceptions.
+                    For example, to run Docker on Windows 10, you must have
+                    the pro version of the operating system.
+                    If you have the home version, you need to install the
+                    <ulink url='https://docs.docker.com/toolbox/overview/#ready-to-get-started'>Docker Toolbox</ulink>.
+                    </para>
+
+                    <para>Another example is that a Windows machine needs to
+                    have Microsoft Hyper-V.
+                    If you have a legacy version of the the Microsoft
+                    operating system or for any other reason you do not have
+                    Microsoft Hyper-V, you would have to enter the BIOS and
+                    enable virtualization.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Install the Software:</emphasis>
+                    Once you have understood all the pre-requisites, you can
+                    download and install the appropriate software.
+                    Follow the instructions for your specific machine and
+                    the type of the software you need to install.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Optionally Orient Yourself With Dockers:</emphasis>
+                    If you are unfamiliar with Dockers and the container
+                    concept, you can learn more here -
+                    <ulink url='https://docs.docker.com/get-started/'></ulink>.
+                    You should be able to launch Docker or the Docker Toolbox
+                    and have a terminal shell on your development host.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Set Up the Containers to Use the Yocto Project:</emphasis>
+                    Go to
+                    <ulink url='https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki'></ulink>
+                    and follow the directions for your particular
+                    development host (i.e. Linux, Mac, or Windows).</para>
+
+                    <para>Once you complete the setup instructions for your
+                    machine, you have the Poky, Extensible SDK, and Toaster
+                    containers available.
+                    You can click those links from the page and learn more
+                    about using each of those containers.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </orderedlist>
+            Once you have a container set up, everything is in place to
+            develop just as if you were running on a native Linux machine.
         </para>
     </section>