Just to explain, the root thing is also a reference to Shuttleworth, see https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/44512/what-does-mark-shuttleworth-mean-by-

Just to explain, the root thing is also a reference to Shuttleworth, see https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/44512/what-does-mark-shuttleworth-mean-by-we-have-root https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/44512/what-does.... I won't discuss more here as it gets OT. Your comment's conclusion paragraph is a good conclusion, with which I just completely disagree :)