This reminds me of Blue Alert, from Red Dwarf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_gZ_7sdZg

> Has Microsoft's Patent War Against Linux Begun?

That's patently not true!

The map of the linked article http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081219_undersea_cables_cuts_europe_asia/ names Sicily as Malta!

This looks REALLY suspicious and I would advise that nobody registers or downloads the .EXE files until this has been checked out.

Firstly the parent company as listed at http://www.awomo.com/?q=node/10 appears to have an address which is The Queen's residence, Windsor Castle

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&rls=en&q=12+Castle+Hill,+Windsor,+Berks+SL4+1PD&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

Secondly, the company GDI Game Domain International plc doesn't appear to exist - try finding a stock ticker. To be a PLC in the UK you must be a public limited company with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Dodgy! Unless this can be cleared up and proof of the company's details validated I would steer clear of this.