I'm a student, and I'm also working in a consulting firm for Internet services in Portugal.
I have a generic knowledge in C++, Java, and databases. My favourite areas are graphics, 3D and information representation.
I think that JOS is the project that I was waiting for to get involved. why ? Because the goal of a true, free, open, O-O, OS, designed to be as easy as possible for the common man is a great idea.
Linux is a fantastic OS, but let's face it, it's for techies...
Java is a fantastic language because it was a clean room implementation of all the known technologies about programming languages in one place.
What Java did for the programmer was great, it made things simpler.
Think of what JOS could be if we apply the same rule to an OS...
Get involved !
ps. forgive my english... ;-)