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===== Development basics =====


==== Essential information on how to hack and contribute to Linux wireless ====
  * [[en/developers/Summits|Wireless Developer Summits]] 
  * [[en/developers/MailingLists|MailingLists]] - Subscribe to our mailing lists 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/git-guide|Git-guide]] - learn to use git, emphasis on Linux wireless 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/using-sparse|Using sparse]] - learn to use sparse 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/ieee80211|IEEE-802.11 standards]] - standards we use and interpretations to help development 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/SubmittingPatches|SubmittingPatches]] - guide on how to submit patches for Linux wireless work 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary|Glossary]] - terms we use throughout the wiki you should be familiar with 
  * [[en/developers/maintainers|Maintainers]] - maintainers of current wireless drivers and driver APIs 
  * [[en/developers/todo-list|todo-list]] - Our current TODO list 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/firmware-versioning|Firmware versioning]] - Suggested firmware versioning rules 
  * [[en/developers/Documentation/LinuxkernelWirelessImplementation|Linux Kernel Wireless (802.11) Implementation]] - some implementation details 


==== Other interesting information ====
    * [[en/developers/Documentation/ChannelList|channel list]] 
    * [[en/developers/Documentation/IEorder|information element order]] 


===== Driver APIs =====

Here are all the driver APIs we use to write drivers in Linux: 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/Wireless-Extensions|Wireless-Extensions]] - old wireless driver framework 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/mac80211|mac80211]] - wireless driver API for [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary|SoftMAC]] devices 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/cfg80211|cfg80211]] - new driver configuration API 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/nl80211|nl80211]] - new userspace <--> kernelspace wireless driver communication transport 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/specs|Hardware Specifications]] - specifications for chipsets we support or will support soon 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/radiotap|Radiotap]] - For 802.11 frame injection/reception 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/Android|Support for Android]] - if you want to know how to add support for Android 
      * [[en/developers/Documentation/modularizing-code|Howto modularize code]] - Examples of how we expect you to modularize code
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