Bug#507872: Can't run vlc as root

[Christophe Mutricy]

tag 507872 wontfix
thanks

> > > Can't run vlc as root.
> > And that's a good thing.
> 
> I'll do all my work as root, I don't have a regular user ! 
> I don't think  I am the only (stupid  ;-) ) who use root  to work, so 
> this maybe will help others.                                          
> So please let me watch my movies as root too !!!


No.

Just look at the recent security record of VLC or any media player or
any app parsing data coming from the wild (and badly intentioned)
Internet.


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