Couldn't loading Linux (or other systems) be worked around by writing a "Linux loader devide driver" or such for windows 8, and getting it properly signed to work on Windows 8, etc.?

You're fun in a sad way.

No... the #1 floating point rule is: do not compare for equality

Going "green" should be about using and specially wasting less energy, not about ways to better dismiss high energy usage...

I don't like Perl, but that part was a joke. ;]

So, lessons learned:
- never use a license which has not been court-tested or at least written by a lawyer
- never try to get creative about licenses
- always ask for donations on your project website
- everything coming from Larry Wall sucks

I guess it's hard to say "I do have economic interest in the software now that someone else is making money out of it".