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-# OpenTelemetry Collector Distro
+# OpenTelemetry Collector Core Distro
 
-This distribution contains all the components from the [OpenTelemetry Collector](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector) repository and a small selection of  components tied to open source projects from the [OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib) repository.
+This distribution contains all the components from the [OpenTelemetry Collector](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector) repository and a small selection of components tied to open source projects from the [OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib) repository.
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+This distribution is considered "classic" and is no longer accepting new components outside of components from the Core repo.
 
 ## Components
 
 The full list of components is available in the [manifest](manifest.yaml)
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+### Rules for Component Inclusion
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+Since Core is a "classic" distribution its components are strictly limited to what currently exists in its [manifest](manifest.yaml) and any future components in Core.
+No other components from Contrib should be added.