# File lib/ohai/mixin/os.rb, line 26
      def collect_os
        case ::RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
        when /aix(.+)$/
          return "aix"
        when /darwin(.+)$/
          return "darwin"
        when /hpux(.+)$/
          return "hpux"
        when /linux/
          return "linux"
        when /freebsd(.+)$/
          return "freebsd"
        when /openbsd(.+)$/
          return "openbsd"
        when /netbsd(.*)$/
          return "netbsd"
        when /solaris2/
          return "solaris2"
        when /mswin|mingw32|windows/
          # After long discussion in IRC the "powers that be" have come to a consensus
          # that no Windows platform exists that was not based on the
          # Windows_NT kernel, so we herby decree that "windows" will refer to all
          # platforms built upon the Windows_NT kernel and have access to win32 or win64
          # subsystems.
          return "windows"
        else
          return ::RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
        end
      end