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diff --git a/lib/facter/kernel.rb b/lib/facter/kernel.rb
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+# Fact: kernel
+#
+# Purpose: Returns the operating system's name.
+#
+# Resolution:
+# Uses Ruby's rbconfig to find host_os, if that is a Windows derivative, the
+# returns 'windows', otherwise returns "uname -s" verbatim.
+#
+# Caveats:
+#
+
Facter.add(:kernel) do
setcode do
require 'rbconfig'