README: add short description of OE-Core

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>

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 OpenEmbedded-Core
 =================
 
-For information about OpenEmbedded see their website:
+OpenEmbedded-Core is a layer containing the core metadata for current versions
+of OpenEmbedded. It is distro-less (can build a functional image with
+DISTRO = "") and contains only emulated machine support.
+
+For information about OpenEmbedded, see the OpenEmbedded website:
     http://www.openembedded.org/
 
 The Yocto Project has extensive documentation about OE including a reference manual