--- ./src/curses/ux_init.c	2004-09-11 10:15:07.000000000 -0700
+++ ux_init.c.patch	2004-09-11 10:15:40.000000000 -0700
@@ -139,15 +139,6 @@
     char *home;
     char configfile[FILENAME_MAX + 1];
 
-    if ((getuid() == 0) || (geteuid() == 0)) {
-        printf("I won't run as root!\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    if ((home = getenv("HOME")) == NULL) {
-        printf("Hard drive on fire!\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
 
 /* 
  * It doesn't look like Frotz can reliably be resized given its current