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[v2,6/6] ref-manual/terms.rst: update Poky description

Message ID 20251103-bitbake-setup-v2-6-89fbb14cfbbd@bootlin.com
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Antonin Godard Nov. 3, 2025, 4:33 p.m. UTC 
Poky as in the repository will no longer be updated. Update the
description of Poky to remove the last bullet point, and add a note to
say that Poky was used before.

Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
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 documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
index e25c714d9..6a9f88061 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
@@ -461,11 +461,26 @@  universal, the list includes them just in case:
       -  A means by which to test the Yocto Project components (i.e. Poky
          is used to validate the Yocto Project).
 
-      -  A vehicle through which you can download the Yocto Project.
-
       Poky is not a product level distro. Rather, it is a good starting
       point for customization.
 
+      .. note::
+
+         Poky also used to be a repository containing the combination of
+         :term:`BitBake`, :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`, the
+         :yocto_git:`meta-yocto </meta-yocto>` repository and the Yocto Project
+         documentation -- which were combined with the :yocto_git:`combo-layer
+         </poky-config>` tool.
+
+         This repository is still hosted at :yocto_git:`/poky` and is still
+         updated for maintained releases that are older than Whinlatter (5.3).
+         Newer releases now use ``bitbake-setup`` to clone and setup the initial
+         :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` environment. For more information on
+         how to use ``bitbake-setup``, see the :doc:`/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index`
+         document. An alternative can be to setup the above repositories
+         manually, by following the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup`
+         section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
+
       .. note::
 
          Poky began as an open-source project initially developed by