Every day comes with ever better news for this year's Open Source Business Conference. I just got the title and abstract for Lee Thompson's keynote. Lee is the Chief Technologist for E*Trade. E*Trade made a decision a few years back to go completely open source. Now, a few years into the process, Lee will report on how it has gone. Here's his title and abstract:The Bazaar Cathedral: A Look at Open Source at E*TR Every day comes with ever better news for this year’s Open Source Business Conference. I just got the title and abstract for Lee Thompson’s keynote. Lee is the Chief Technologist for E*Trade. E*Trade made a decision a few years back to go completely open source. Now, a few years into the process, Lee will report on how it has gone.Here’s his title and abstract:The Bazaar Cathedral: A Look at Open Source at E*TRADE FINANCIAL — Past, Present, and Future In January 2002, E*TRADE FINANCIAL announced its technical strategy to use commodity hardware and software in its mission critical applications. Now five years into the effort, Lee Thompson will cover how open source has provided benefits to both E*TRADE FINANCIAL customers and shareholders alike. Mr. Thompson will also discuss how open source development methods have facilitated the internal product development needed to support the firm’s global product expansion.It’s awesome to have a major financial services company talking openly about its use of open source. Should be a great session for IT executives from all industries to hear how open source has changed E*Trade. Open Source