Freeze all string values coming out of Ohai. #972
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This both helps avoid weird mutation bugs and saves a bit of RAM. This does not freeze the hashes or arrays so replacement and whatnot should all work the same. Anyone doing in-place mutation of Ohai strings on purpose is getting what they deserve IMO.
Refs chef/chef#4930 for original discussion.