| Founder(s) | Carl Jacobson, David Koehler, Bernie Gleason, Ted Dodds, Art Pasquinelli |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Founded | late 1999 |
| Location | Westminster, Colorado |
| Focus | Open source software for higher education |
| Method | Apache License |
| Website | jasig.org |
Jasig is a non-profit organization founded by a group of university IT personnel in late 1999.[1] The goal of Jasig was to create open source computer programs for use in higher education environments[2], mostly written in the Java programming language. Jasig, "a federation of higher ed institutions interested in open source"[3], is still active, and is registered as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.[4] The name Jasiq is an acronym for “Java in Administration Special Interest Group”. The founders of Jasiq included Carl Jacobson from University of Delaware, David Koehler from Princeton, Bernie Gleason from Boston College, Ted Dodds at the University of British Columbia, and Art Pasquinelli from Sun Microsystems.[5]
Jasig is recognized for its development of uPortal, a portal framework for higher education; Bedework, an enterprise calendar system; CAS, an authentication system and single sign-on service, and; 2-3-98 to help raise awareness and adoption of open-source.[6]
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The software sponsored by Jasig is open source software. All of the organization's software is released under the Apache license.[7]
Jasig utilizes a community model based on three classes of membership:[8]
Each type of membership assumes a different role in the organization. Institutional members tend to be colleges or universities that use Jasig commissioned software.[9] Partners tend to be commercial entities who have some vested interest in Jasig software.[10] Affiliates are similar to partners, but have a lower level of commitment to the organization.[11]
Jasig has worked with a variety of commercial entities in the development and support of it's various technologies and software.
Jasig sponsors four main software projects, and one community project:[13]
Jasig's primary means of funding are through membership fees, sponsorships, and donations.[19] The organization also relies of volunteers to assist in other non-monetary ways such as writing computer programs, writing documentation etc.
Jasig holds an annual conference spotlighting open source in education[20]. This annual event often coincides with other conferences dedicated to the development and adoption of not only open source applications, but technology generally.
In 2010, Jasig entered into talks with the Sakai Foundation to merge the two organizations.The merger is scheduled to take place some time in 2012.[21]