Finding open source/GNU free software projects

I am looking to work on an open source or GNU free software project.
So far I have found three places to shop:
1) jakarta
2) gnu.org
3) sourceforge
Are there any other major projects?
I have an MSEE and 10 years C/C++ UNIX-centric, server-centric development
experience and completed a good 3 month course @ 40 hrs/week in Java/J2EE
(Beans, xml, JSP, servlets, JDBC, etc.) I'm looking to get/give project experience
to get past the "training has no value" roadblack that most employers throw
in ones face in this glutted techie labor market.
--jcn

Why not join a project at java.net? http://java.net/
This - I've heard - is a great place to gain practical experience and do something with your training. Plus of course you will have to learn new things I presume, but that's a given with programming, istn' it?
regards,
lutha

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I need some help with a project I am working on.
I have been working on this project for some time now. I have written a program using JDK 6 and Eclipse.
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