Comment 57 for bug 1713313

Folks, let's all calm down a bit and try to cooperate...

One of the problems here is that several very useful GUI applications which have always run as root don't have alternatives to replace them, but also they don't have the developers available to convert to a non-root frontend + root backend architecture (this is far from a trivial change to a application!).

Is there any way we can solve this issue *together*, somehow solving the potential security issues of running a GUI application as root, as well as preserving the functionality these applications provide for our users?

Where/how can we find people experienced & willing to do these changes?

Is there any funding available for such conversions?

Instead of blaming each other, please let's work together on a solution...