diff --git a/docs/2_5_fmu_distribution.adoc b/docs/2_5_fmu_distribution.adoc
index a6a8ec4ce..f88074966 100644
--- a/docs/2_5_fmu_distribution.adoc
+++ b/docs/2_5_fmu_distribution.adoc
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ sources                             // directory containing the C sources (optio
 binaries                            // directory containing the binaries (optional)
    x86_64-windows                   // binaries for Windows on Intel 64-bit
       <modelIdentifier>.dll         // shared library of the FMI implementation
-      <other DLLs>                  // the DLL can include other DLLs
+      <other files>                 // other platform dependend files 
+                                    // needed at linking or loading time
    x86-linux                        // binaries for Linux on Intel 32-bit
       <modelIdentifier>.so          // shared library of the FMI implementation
    aarch32-linux                    // binaries for Linux on ARM 32-bit
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ The header files `fmi3PlatformTypes.h`, `fmi3FunctionTypes.h` and `fmi3Functions
 
 ===== Directory `binaries` [[binaries-directory]]
 
-A binary FMU must contain the binary files for all supported platforms in this folder.
+A binary FMU must contain the binary files - that are needed at linking or loading time - of the FMU for all supported platforms in this folder.
 To use the binaries of a specific platform, all items in that platform-specific binary folder must be unpacked at the same location as the binary `<modelIdentifier>.{dll|dylib|so}`.
 
 ====== Platform Tuple Definition [[platform-tupe-definition]]
@@ -191,10 +192,14 @@ The requirements and the expected processing must be documented in the `document
 
 In the optional directory `resources`, additional data can be provided in FMU specific formats, typically for tables and maps used in the FMU.
 More folders can be added under `resources` (tool/model specific).
-For the FMU to access these resource files, the resources directory shall be available in extracted form and the absolute path to this directory is provided via argument <<resourcePath>> of <<fmi3Instantiate>>.
+For the FMU to access these resource files - during runtime, after instantiation - the resources directory shall be available in extracted form and the absolute path to this directory is provided via argument <<resourcePath>> of <<fmi3Instantiate>>.
 The resources directory must be available for the lifetime of the FMU instance.
 The FMU instance must not write to or delete the directory or parts of it.
 
+_[The files contained in the resources folder may be platform dependent files. 
+In contrast to files in the binaries folder, they can be accessed during runtime by the FMU.
+For more information, please consult the https://modelica.github.io/fmi-guides/main/fmi-guide/[FMI Implementer's Guide].]_
+
 ===== Directory `extra` [[extra-directory]]
 
 The ZIP archive may contain additional subdirectories within `extra/` that can be used to store additional data, e.g. for the implementation of <<VersioningLayered,layered standards>>.