How To Contribute to Open Source - http://www.tomitribe.com/blog/presentation/java-ee-com-apache-tomee-e-tomee/

Contribute.java

// Thanks Daniel Soro @dvlc_
public  void contributeToOpenSource() {
    boolean stillInterestedAndHavingFun = true;
    int taskSize = 1; // start small!
    contributing:
    while (stillInterestedAndHavingFun) {
        Task task = findSomethingInteresting(taskSize++);
        if (!task.hasJira()) {
            createJira(task);
        } else {
            requestToBeAssignedToJira(task.jiraId());
        }
        while (task.inProgress()) {
            chatOnListALittleGetCleverIdeas(task, new Ideas(task));
            hackALittle(task);
            if (task.tooHard() || task.notFun()) {
                // no big deal, try again with something else
                taskSize--;
                continue contributing;
            }
        }
        File patchFile = createSvnOrGitPatch(task);
        attachToJira(task.jiraId(), patchFile);
        askForReviewOnList(task.jiraId());
        while (!commited(patchFile)) {
            try {
                pokeSomethingElse();
                helpOnUserList();
                dayDream();
            } catch (MoreThanWeekException e) {
                // Asume it fell off the radar -- happens.
                // Evidence we need more commiters.
                bumpThreadOnList(task);
            }
        }
    }
}