thought you all might find this interesting. i will be attending. hope to see some fellow jabberites there, to maybe help me promote jabber's use in the banking and financial sector... it's only $75! and eric s raymond will be there! and it's only one day! and free food! :-)
The website for the Open Source in Banking and Finance workshop is now up and running. (http://www.osbaf.com) This will be a one-day workshop aimed at bringing together people interested in on using open source software in such a competitive and collaborative industry. Open source toolkits shared between banks are an ideal mechanism for creating and sustaining the cross-industry mechanisms. Banks need to communicate with their competitors and open source is a good way to negotiate the process. The morning will include panels aimed at the more abstract questions of ownership while the afternoon will focus on more concrete questions about implementations. Eric Raymond, the author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar", will give a keynote address at lunch. I'm personally looking forward to hearing his thoughts because he's always shown a good eye for how people and systems evolve and thrive. The schedule is still tentative and evolving. I know of at least one panel that might be added to the program. If anyone interested in attending has a good idea for a panel, please don't hesitate to contact me. Please visit the website and consider participating. Let me know if you have any other ideas. -Peter Wayner
