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## The micro:bit developer community site
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This site aims to sit between a community wiki and a technical data sheet for the micro:bit.
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This site aims to sit between a community wiki and a technical datasheet for the micro:bit.
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The content is available to [edit on Github](http://github.com/microbit-foundation/dev-docs) and is [openly licensed through Creative Commons](https://github.com/microbit-foundation/dev-docs/blob/master/LICENSE.MD).
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The site is maintained by the Micro:bit Educational Foundation in order to document the
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hardware and software that make the micro:bit work the way it does.
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The site is maintained by the Micro:bit Educational Foundation in order to document the hardware and software that make the micro:bit work the way it does.
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We hope to encourage contributions into these projects in order to broaden our ecosystem and the range of things people can invent with a micro:bit.
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We hope to encourage contributions into these projects in order
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to broaden our ecosystem and the range of things people can invent
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with a micro:bit.
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The Micro:bit Educational Foundation aims to be a 'responsible downstream' to the many open-source [software](https://tech.microbit.org/software/) projects that are used to build the micro:bit.
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The Micro:bit Educational Foundation aims to be a 'responsible downstream' to the
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many open source [software](https://tech.microbit.org/software/) projects that are used to build the micro:bit: much like
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a good Linux distribution collates, tests, stabilises and releases combinations of
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many diverse open source packages, the micro:bit Educational Foundation and the
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micro:bit community present micro:bit users with a stable, tested release of all
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the things you need to make the magical 'end-to-end' micro:bit experience.
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Much like a good Linux distribution collates, tests, stabilises and releases combinations of many diverse open source packages, the micro:bit Educational Foundation and the micro:bit community present micro:bit users with a stable, tested release of all the things you need to make the magical 'end-to-end' micro:bit experience.
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## Help us build it
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If you'd like to help us make the micro:bit better, then there are a number of
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ways that you can get involved.
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If you'd like to help us make the micro:bit better, then there are a number of ways that you can get involved.
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### Code
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Contribute features and fixes to one of the upstream projects that the micro:bit relies upon:
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* The micro:bit[Device Abstraction Layer (DAL/runtime)](https://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/)
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* The [MakeCode Editor](https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-microbit)
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* The [Python Editor](https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/PythonEditor)
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*[DAPlink](https://github.com/ARMmbed/DAPLink)
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### Build
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Help us build a brilliant hardware ecosystem around micro:bit - derivative boards,
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cool accessories and add ons, or even suggestions for future versions of the micro:bit.
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Help us build a brilliant hardware ecosystem around micro:bit - derivative boards, cool accessories and add-ons, or even suggestions for future versions of the micro:bit.
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* The [micro:bit schematic](/hardware/schematic/) and [reference design](/hardware/reference-design) are good places to start for making your own projects
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* The [accessories guide](https://microbit.org/buy/accessories/) gives you an idea of what's currently available.
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### Write
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*[Improve the documentation and this site](https://github.com/microbit-foundation/dev-docs), either reporting issues
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or adding documentation will be extremely helpful.
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* Help build a community around micro:bit - join the [slack channel and Email list](/community/),
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share the things you've created on twitter, blog about them!
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* Help build a community around micro:bit - join the [slack channel and Email list](/community/), share the things you've created on twitter, blog about them!
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