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diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 2936fde92..f011f0986 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- Yocto Project can generate images for many kinds of devices.
+ The Yocto Project can generate images for many kinds of devices.
However, the standard example machines target QEMU full system emulation for x86, ARM, MIPS,
- and PPC based architectures as well as specific hardware such as the Intel Desktop Board
+ and PPC-based architectures as well as specific hardware such as the Intel Desktop Board
DH55TC.
- Because an image developed with Yocto Project can boot inside a QEMU emulator, the
+ Because an image developed with the Yocto Project can boot inside a QEMU emulator, the
development environment works nicely as a test platform for developing embedded software.
</para>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
Another important Yocto Project feature is the Sato reference User Interface.
This optional GNOME mobile-based UI, which is intended for devices with
resolution but restricted size screens, sits neatly on top of a device using the
- GNOME Mobile Stack providing a well defined user experience.
+ GNOME Mobile Stack providing a well-defined user experience.
Implemented in its own layer, it makes it clear to developers how they can implement
their own UIs on top of Yocto Linux.
</para>
@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>A host system running a supported Linux distribution (i.e. recent releases of
- Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu).</para>
+ Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu).
+ <note>
+ For notes about using the Yocto Project on development systems that use
+ older Linux distributions see
+ <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/BuildingOnRHEL4'></ulink>
+ </note></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The right packages.</para>
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@
Adding this statement deletes the work directory used for building a package
once the package is built.
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
- INHERIT += "rm_work"
+ INHERIT += rm_work
</literallayout>
</para></tip>