new developer needs help getting started

[Martin Stiaszny <stiaszny@MIT.EDU>]

Hi. I am software developer by profession, but have never participated
in open source development before.  I think now is the time for me to
finally give back a little bit. 

Specifically, xterm's scroll bars do not display properly on newer
installs, but I suspect the problem may be in the shared libraries.  I
would like to take a run at the problem but don't know where or how to
start.  Can someone point me to the right list/repository/bug
database/FAQ/etc. and basically bring me up to speed on the
organizatonal structure and etiquette?

thanks,
- martin