Well, then go on - list your interests (or skills). And please don't pick a project that's desperate for people - It's a classic case of the mythical man mont

Well, then go on - list your interests (or skills). And please don't pick a project that's desperate for people - It's a classic case of the mythical man month. Most of the time the core folks will find bringing up a new member up-to speed as a distraction, particularly when there's no commitment from either side to keep working on it (compared something like google summer of code). PS: if all else fails, pick up a new programming language & write examples/cookbook-recipes for it