[forge-dev] Want to take a part in Open source development.

Hi I am a graduate student majoring in computer science and I want to take a part in open source development. I am interested in one of the GSOC 2012 projects "JBoss Forge plugin for Infinispan". I would like to know whether that project is still open? I have some industry experience in Java but I would like to know the difficulty level of the project.? and the procedure to take a part in the development. Minal Bhadale