Yocto Project Update and
Overview Building Custom
Embedded Distributions
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Overview
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Content in t*e Yocto Project
+ecipes core metadata
/nternet pat*s to project sources
Patc*es -or building embedded devices
License in-ormation
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Yocto Project Compliance Program
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oin t*e Communit$
M$octo on -reenode;irc;net
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Development t*roug* public mailing listsA
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openembedded4coreKlists;openembedded;org
Dit Code repositories
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Bug reporting and -eatures reCuests via
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