--- src/freecnc.cpp.orig	2003-07-31 21:14:06.000000000 -0400
+++ src/freecnc.cpp	2003-07-31 21:14:28.000000000 -0400
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #if !defined _WIN32
     // maybe some win32 specific checks for running as the Administrator
     // account or something
+/*
     if (getuid() == 0) {
         fprintf(stderr,"WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING!\n"
                 "\tYOU ARE RUNNING FREECNC AS ROOT.\n"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
                 "PLEASE DO NOT DO SO, ROOT PRIVILEGES ARE NOT NEEDED.\n");
         exit(1);
     }
+*/
 #endif
     args = new Args();
     /* VFS will exit(1) here if and only if it can not find files.ini. */