Author: Willie

Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.

According to the 2025 XDS Insights Report, 70% of publishers now spend over $6 million a year on external development, and that figure reflects a broader shift in how studios think about building games without doing everything in-house. The decision most buyers face early is not whether to bring in outside help, but what form that help should take: a freelance video game developer hired directly, or a game outsourcing company structured around full production teams. These are not interchangeable choices dressed up differently. They solve different problems, carry different risks, and suit different kinds of projects. Understanding which one…

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When my team started evaluating vendors for a Linux-based backend overhaul, I quickly realized the list of options was much shorter than the internet suggested. A lot of agencies claim Linux fluency, but very few have the depth to architect, build, and maintain production systems that live entirely on open-source infrastructure. Linux is not just a server choice anymore. It underpins containers, orchestration layers, CI/CD pipelines, and the AI stacks that enterprises are betting their next decade on. If you are an engineering leader or CTO making this call, you need a development partner with verifiable Linux experience, not just…

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