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+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+<chapter id='overview-manual-intro'>
+<title>The Yocto Project Overview Manual</title>
+    <section id='overview-welcome'>
+        <title>Welcome</title>
+        <para>
+            Welcome to the Yocto Project Overview Manual!
+            This manual introduces the Yocto Project by providing concepts,
+            software overviews, best-known-methods (BKMs), and any other
+            high-level introductory information suitable for a new Yocto
+            Project user.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+            The following list describes what you can get from this manual:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
+                    Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
+                    Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
+                    Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
+                    Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+        <para>
+            This manual does not give you the following:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Step-by-step Instructions for Development Tasks:</emphasis>
+                    Instructional procedures reside in other manuals within
+                    the Yocto Project documentation set.
+                    For example, the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual</ulink>
+                    provides examples on how to perform various development
+                    tasks.
+                    As another example, the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;'>Yocto Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK)</ulink>
+                    manual contains detailed instructions on how to install an
+                    SDK, which is used to develop applications for target
+                    hardware.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Reference Material:</emphasis>
+                    This type of material resides in an appropriate reference
+                    manual.
+                    For example, system variables are documented in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>.
+                    As another example, the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>
+                    contains reference information on BSPs.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <emphasis>Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the
+                    Yocto Project:</emphasis>
+                    For example, exhaustive information on how to use the
+                    Source Control Manager Git is better covered with Internet
+                    searches and official Git Documentation than through the
+                    Yocto Project documentation.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+    <section id='overview-other-information'>
+        <title>Other Information</title>
+        <para>
+            Because this manual presents information for many different
+            topics, supplemental information is recommended for full
+            comprehension.
+            For additional introductory information on the Yocto Project, see
+            the <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>.
+            You can find an introductory to using the Yocto Project by working
+            through the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+            For a comprehensive list of links and other documentation, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#resources-links-and-related-documentation'>Links and Related Documentation</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->

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	1	<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
	2	"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
	3	[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
	4
	5	<chapter id='overview-manual-intro'>
	6
	7	<title>The Yocto Project Overview Manual</title>
	8	<section id='overview-welcome'>
	9	<title>Welcome</title>
	10
	11	<para>
	12	Welcome to the Yocto Project Overview Manual!
	13	This manual introduces the Yocto Project by providing concepts,
	14	software overviews, best-known-methods (BKMs), and any other
	15	high-level introductory information suitable for a new Yocto
	16	Project user.
	17	</para>
	18
	19	<para>
	20	The following list describes what you can get from this manual:
	21	<itemizedlist>
	22	<listitem><para>
	23	<emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
	24	Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
	25	</para></listitem>
	26	<listitem><para>
	27	<emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
	28	Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
	29	</para></listitem>
	30	<listitem><para>
	31	<emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
	32	Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
	33	</para></listitem>
	34	<listitem><para>
	35	<emphasis>Major Topic:</emphasis>
	36	Provide a high-level description of this major topic.
	37	</para></listitem>
	38	</itemizedlist>
	39	</para>
	40
	41	<para>
	42	This manual does not give you the following:
	43	<itemizedlist>
	44	<listitem><para>
	45	<emphasis>Step-by-step Instructions for Development Tasks:</emphasis>
	46	Instructional procedures reside in other manuals within
	47	the Yocto Project documentation set.
	48	For example, the
	49	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual</ulink>
	50	provides examples on how to perform various development
	51	tasks.
	52	As another example, the
	53	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;'>Yocto Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK)</ulink>
	54	manual contains detailed instructions on how to install an
	55	SDK, which is used to develop applications for target
	56	hardware.
	57	</para></listitem>
	58	<listitem><para>
	59	<emphasis>Reference Material:</emphasis>
	60	This type of material resides in an appropriate reference
	61	manual.
	62	For example, system variables are documented in the
	63	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>.
	64	As another example, the
	65	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>
	66	contains reference information on BSPs.
	67	</para></listitem>
	68	<listitem><para>
	69	<emphasis>Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the
	70	Yocto Project:</emphasis>
	71	For example, exhaustive information on how to use the
	72	Source Control Manager Git is better covered with Internet
	73	searches and official Git Documentation than through the
	74	Yocto Project documentation.
	75	</para></listitem>
	76	</itemizedlist>
	77	</para>
	78	</section>
	79
	80	<section id='overview-other-information'>
	81	<title>Other Information</title>
	82
	83	<para>
	84	Because this manual presents information for many different
	85	topics, supplemental information is recommended for full
	86	comprehension.
	87	For additional introductory information on the Yocto Project, see
	88	the <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>.
	89	You can find an introductory to using the Yocto Project by working
	90	through the
	91	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.
	92	</para>
	93
	94	<para>
	95	For a comprehensive list of links and other documentation, see the
	96	"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#resources-links-and-related-documentation'>Links and Related Documentation</ulink>"
	97	section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
	98	</para>
	99	</section>
	100	</chapter>
	101	<!--
	102	vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
	103	-->