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dev-manual: Updates to "Locating Yocto Project Source Files"

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Some edits for clarity and fixes to the procedures regarding
the DOWNLOADS page.

(From yocto-docs rev: 98ee61f7797c9352a1eff060b98a3e2e74a1da6f)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<title>Locating Yocto Project Source Files</title>
<para>
This section contains procedures related to locating Yocto Project
files.
This section shows you how to locate and access the
source files that ship with the Yocto Project.
You establish and use these local files to work on projects.
<note><title>Notes</title>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Select the Repository:</emphasis>
Click on the repository in which you are interested (i.e.
Click on the repository in which you are interested (e.g.
<filename>poky</filename>).
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@
The procedure in this section exists should you desire a
tarball snapshot of any given component.
</note>
Follow these steps to locate and download a particular tarball:
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Access the Index of Releases:</emphasis>
@@ -802,7 +803,10 @@
uses a "DOWNLOADS" page from which you can locate and download
tarballs of any Yocto Project release.
Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
tarballs.
tarballs similar to the tarballs located in the Index of Releases
described in the
"<link linkend='accessing-index-of-releases'>Accessing Index of Releases</link>"
section.
<note><title>Tip</title>
The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project
components is to use Git to clone a repository and work from
@@ -820,18 +824,23 @@
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Get to the Downloads Area:</emphasis>
Select the "DOWNLOADS" item from the pull-down
"SOFTWARE" tab menu.
"SOFTWARE" tab menu near the top of the page.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Select a Yocto Project Release:</emphasis>
Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to display and choose
a Yocto Project release (e.g. sumo, rocko, pyro, and
so forth.
For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version numbers,
see the
<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink>
wiki page.
</para></listitem>
a recent or past supported Yocto Project release
(e.g. &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;,
&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;, and so forth).
<note><title>Tip</title>
For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version
numbers, see the
<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink>
wiki page.
</note>
You can use the "RELEASE ARCHIVE" link to reveal a menu of
all Yocto Project releases.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis>
From the "DOWNLOADS" page, you can download tools or