> when by-and-large we gave up having root access to the machines we do our day-to-day work on decades ago. Speak for yourself. I've had root access to my dev

> when by-and-large we gave up having root access to the machines we do our day-to-day work on decades ago. Speak for yourself. I've had root access to my dev machine at every job I've worked. In any case, not having root access because one's employer owns the machine is locking things down for security is very different to not having root access because the manufacturer prevents even the owners from having root access.