Scott Duncan
It wasn't. It was a parallel metaphor. YOUR BRAIN runs "windows" - A Nobility made, one-size-fits-all, closed-source, bug-ridden operating system.
The Nobility runs "Linux" in their brain. Nothing is hidden. We share the successes. We correct mistakes, and we implement/exploit new technology as it comes out.
It's very clever really. :D
...that really does sound better when other people say it. :/