Getting Started with Free and Open Source Projects

"I'm a poorly skilled UNIX programmer but it was immediately obvious to me how to incrementally extend the DHCP client code (the feeling was exhilarating and addictive).

Additionally, due directly to GPL + having the full development environment in front of me, I was in a position where I could write up my changes and email them out within a couple of hours (in contrast to how things like this would get done in NT). Engaging in that process would have prepared me for a larger, more ambitious Linux project in the future."

-- Vinod Valloppillil, a Program Manager at Microsoft

in http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween2.html

Haha, thanks for the encouragement. Just do it. I get it.

If you have an idea or want to improve upon something that others may eventually benefit from, then go for it while you have the interest and momentum on your side.

I guess my fear was that I would be condescended upon :) I'll give it a shot. I think its probably best for me to start by initiating my own project first. I think there is a thread somewhere in the forums about setting up your own code project page. I'll get on that.