How to pick an open source project to join? [closed]

Answer 1

Join IronScheme! :)

Update:

Best would be to go for a project with an active community (you feel quicker at home, and help is at hand faster).

Answer 2

The obvious criteria would be to pick a project in an area that interests you.

Answer 3

I have found a very interesting .net project - it is called Terranium.

http://www.codeplex.com/terrarium2/

It is a game where you programatically create an animal and interact with other animals. It would be fun to also contribute to this project, but I have yet to see if they (it is run by a MS MVP) accept this.

Answer 4

Here's what I would do:

• Find a project of interest to you. Maybe you want to learn about some specific technology / application or maybe you just want to experience how open source projects differ from corporate projects.
• Look at the code, documentation, forum and so forth and think about if their style / conventions is suitable for you.
• Present yourself to the project members and let them know what you can bring to the party.
• Write code and enjoy.

Answer 5

Join the team of software that you actually use or need. As a user, you will have more incentive to get it done and insight about how the software should work.

Answer 6

Check out Banshee from Aaron Bockover. It's written in C# for Mono, and is also part of the GnomeLove initiative, so there are bugs tagged specifically for new contributors.

When I have the free time to hack on something myself, this will be my first choice. It's a really good music player.