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           Creative Commons.
       </para>
 
-      <note>
-          For the latest version of this manual associated with this
-          Yocto Project release, see the
-          <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Development Manual</ulink>
-          from the Yocto Project website.
-      </note>
+           <note><title>Manual Notes</title>
+               <itemizedlist>
+                   <listitem><para>
+                       This version of the
+                       <emphasis>Yocto Project Development Manual</emphasis>
+                       is for the &YOCTO_DOC_VERSION; release of the
+                       Yocto Project.
+                       To be sure you have the latest version of the manual
+                       for this release, go to the
+                       <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/documentation'>Yocto Project documentation page</ulink>
+                       and select the manual from that site.
+                       Manuals from the site are more up-to-date than manuals
+                       derived from the Yocto Project released TAR files.
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para>
+                       If you located this manual through a web search, the
+                       version of the manual might not be the one you want
+                       (e.g. the search might have returned a manual much
+                       older than the Yocto Project version with which you
+                       are working).
+                       You can see all Yocto Project major releases by
+                       visiting the
+                       <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink>
+                       page.
+                       If you need a version of this manual for a different
+                       Yocto Project release, visit the
+                       <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/documentation'>Yocto Project documentation page</ulink>
+                       and select the manual set by using the
+                       "ACTIVE RELEASES DOCUMENTATION" or "DOCUMENTS ARCHIVE"
+                       pull-down menus.
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para>
+                       To report any inaccuracies or problems with this
+                       manual, send an email to the Yocto Project
+                       discussion group at
+                       <filename>yocto@yoctoproject.com</filename> or log into
+                       the freenode <filename>#yocto</filename> channel.
+                       </para></listitem>
+               </itemizedlist>
+           </note>
     </legalnotice>
 
     </bookinfo>