I say you shouldn't work on an Open Source project unless one just HAPPENS to catch your eye. You'll be more motivated and have more fun if you work on somethin

I say you shouldn't work on an Open Source project unless one just HAPPENS to catch your eye. You'll be more motivated and have more fun if you work on something just for fun, even if you're never going to release it. Go write some video games or something. :) If you do want to work on an open source project, you'll probably want to start with a small isolated task, so you won't have to understand how the whole behemoth works and can focus on just the parts you have to interface with.