Community Source is a type of
software development used in colleges and universities that builds on the practices of
open source software communities. The software of these collective efforts are distributed via an approved
Open Source Initiative (OSI) license. Examples include the
Sakai Project,
Kuali, and Open Source Portfolio. Copyright for the software is often held by an independent foundation (organized as a 501c3 corporation in the United States) modeled on the contributor agreements, licensing, and distribution practices of the
Apache Foundation.