# State of the Source at ATO 2025: Sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/state-of-the-source-at-ato-2025-sustaining-the-open-source-ecosystem/1315>\
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**Created:** [November 3, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/state-of-the-source-at-ato-2025-sustaining-the-open-source-ecosystem/1315 "2025-11-03T14:00:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/state-of-the-source-at-ato-2025-sustaining-the-open-source-ecosystem/1315/1 "2025-11-03T14:00:11Z")

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Originally published at: [State of the Source at ATO 2025: Sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem – Open Source Initiative](https://opensource.org/blog/state-of-the-source-at-ato-2025-sustaining-the-open-source-ecosystem)  
   
In October, the OSI hosted the State of the Source Track at All Things Open designed to connect developers with the big policy conversations shaping our ecosystem. Ruth Suehle, Patrick Masson, Amir Montazery, and Duane O’Brien organized the panel Beyond the Bottom Line: Sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem, exploring real-world approaches to Sustaining Open Source, from new funding models to global procurement policies.