public void contributeToOpenSource() {

    boolean stillInterestedAndHavingFun = true;
    int taskSize = 1;
    
    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 (!committed(patchFile)) {
    
            try {
                pokeAtSometingElse();
                helpOnUserList();
                dayDream();
            } catch (MoreThanAWeekException e) {
                // Assume it fell off the radar -- happens.
                // Evidence we need more committers.
                bumpThreadOnList(task);
            }
        }
    }

}