I want to get started in open source/free software

[mitch]

I have some spare time and an interest in development but not much 
experience. I do know basic c and have a degree in IST. I have a dated 
book Debain System by martin f. kraft. I'm somewhat interested in trying 
to package and maintain a program called gnaural. I don't know if its 
still being actively developed but might have an interest in programming 
for it. I believe it has a gpl license. Would this be a good project? If 
not I'm open to trying to tackle something in the list maintained by debian.