[Github-comments] [geany/geany] geany on xubuntu 18.04 has no policy file (#1846)

[Matthew Brush]

> @hyperair we really don't support running Geany as root.

That's not really true, we support it the same as any other user(name). We don't necessarily recommend it, but that's applicable to most applications.

I'm not opposed to adding this file if the packagers think it's a good idea, it's just a simple text file that doesn't seem like it will cause any maintenance burden. We could probably change the `<description>` to "Run Geany as root **(danger!!! :skull_and_crossbones: not recommended!!!)***" :smiley: 

Sort of off-topic, I like that Xfce applications detect if running as uid 0 and show a big bright banner with a warning message at the top of the window.

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