thegyppo, no. this idea came from Webbynode's Readystack system which we developed about 2 years before linode decided to launch their version (they launched it February 9, 2010, we did 2008). (Yes, we're the guys behind Webbynode)
This is our original concept, back from 2008, they launched theirs in 2009.
This is our original concept, back from 2008, they launched theirs in 2009.
Check this out http://www.linode.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4459&highli... and also our original 'readystack' idea post http://blog.webbynode.com/2008/10/29/webbystacks/
This is our original concept, back from 2008.