wow, I had no idea that "pulling a Linux" was accurate even to the point of describing the angry watchdogs in the wikipedia talk pages :-/

common use they undeniably are, but neutrality and presenting all POV leave something to be desired in those discussions. references that support the dominant view are elevated, while those that would undermine that POV are disqualified. *shrug*
but the end result, at least when it comes to Americans, is not horrible: there's a link to disambiguation acknowledging other uses.