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MCP deep dive and scaling AI to billions
Welcome to edition #27 of the We ❤️ Open Source newsletter!
Forget the hype—this week is all about what actually works. From reliable LLMs to open source design tools and even retro FreeDOS experiments, we're zooming in on the details that matter.
We’ll also deep dive into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and hear Sheng Liang’s take on making AI adoption reach billions of people. Curated by real humans, each week we want to boost your open source IQ and share the stories of the people shaping the open source world. 🙂
This week we'll look at...
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Articles
 | 🔎 Are your LLMs really performing as expected? Find out the three metrics that make all the difference and why AI observability isn’t just DevOps in disguise. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Richard Shan opens with a critical question many are asking: How do we know if generative AI systems are performing the way we expect? He goes on to highlight three core metrics developers should track. Solid, applicable information. |
 | 🎨 Ever tried designing with vectors? Inkscape is a free, open source graphics editor that gives you the power to create crisp, scalable artwork for logos, illustrations, and more. Check out our quick guide to see how you can start designing without the hefty price tag. WHY WE ❤️ IT: This article includes links to valuable resources + a FREE download. What's not to love about that? |
 | 🖥️ Ever miss the days of DOS? With QEMU, you can spin up FreeDOS right on your Linux machine with beeps, Sound Blaster audio, and custom configs. This guide shows how to boot, tweak, and script your own retro virtual machine setup. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Building a virtual machine at the command line is cool, and the configuration flexibility it enables is even cooler. |
What's in your technology toolbox?
Ever wonder what’s really under the hood of the Model Context Protocol? This post strips away the layers and explores MCP at its core, showing how something as simple as JSON-RPC over STDIO makes AI integration click. We're taking a deep dive into the model context protocol with David Parry.
From the We ❤️ Open Source Podcast
 | Sheng Liang sat down with the All Things Open team to share his vision for making AI accessible to everyone, the potential of agentic AI, and practical advice for anyone diving into AI. |
Wrap Up
If you've made it this far (thank you!), check out everything we do, our YouTube channel with 1000's of open source talks, the many meetups we host around the southeast and NYC, and the HUGE open source conference we're hosting this October!
We hope you learn something new this weekend!
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