>Finally, linode is on the record as not paying attackers on principle in spite of being DDOS's within an inch of their lives, so that's a pretty bad thing to s

>Finally, linode is on the record as not paying attackers on principle in spite of being DDOS's within an inch of their lives, so that's a pretty bad thing to say about them unless you have evidence that they did in fact pay attackers in the past. Not DDoS but they've got a history of doing somewhat similar things re: hacks in the past.