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This is getter for geda-user - you're not asking for help, you're
asking how to get involved.  But I'll answer here anyway :-)

The gEDA project uses a couple of languages, but primarily we use C
and guile (a scheme/lisp variant).  There are some ancillary
languages, like Makefiles, shell scripts, M4, etc.

As for git, you should at least learn how to clone and update a source
tree so you can stay up to date, and generate a diff to pass
"upstream".

To learn the *sources* however, your best bet is to dig into the bug
list, pick something that you think might be easy to fix, and see if
you can fix it.