We use a lot of open source packages at work and if something is wrong, it is equal responsibility of us to fix it. The hardest part (or) blocker is understandi

We use a lot of open source packages at work and if something is wrong, it is equal responsibility of us to fix it. The hardest part (or) blocker is understanding the large codebase (A good read - http://devblog.nestoria.com/post/96541221378/7-strategies-to-quickly-become-productive-in-an http://devblog.nestoria.com/post/96541221378/7-strategies-to... ) Don't be afraid to ask questions in IRC (or) mailing list. Get started with mentored bugs. When you fix couple of bugs and understand the codebase, you will make/find more time to contribute to the project.