Originally Posted by slick

First, not everyone that is rooted is a "teckie". I'm far from a teckie and I'm rooted and ROM'ed. Thus, anyone can do it.

Second, I don't think that everyone who talks about the benefits of rooting is bragging. They are doing just that: discussing the benefits of rooting. Because, believe it or not, there are some definite, tangible pros to rooting and while a stock Droid is an awesome device, rooting adds some much appreciated enhancements. For example, I'm running Pete's latest ESE53-based 2.1 ROM and as a result I have a browser that scrolls and multitouch-zooms PERFECTLY with no lag or glitchiness. Also, there is basically zero lag with the keyboard (thus, typing long, drawn-out replies like this from my Droid is now a lot easier and quicker). I have speech-to-text capabilities on my keyboard. The 2.1 gallery is vastly superior to the stock gallery. I've got live wallpapers. These are just some of the benefits of rooting and while it may sound like I'm bragging, that's not the case. I, and other rooters like me, are so thrilled by the advantages of rooting and would like others to enjoy them if they so choose. If you choose not to root, it's no big deal to us but it would be selfish to keep everything to ourselves by not "bragging" about the awesomeness that rooting and ROMing bring. By the way, I can promise you that rooting and ROMing are not as hard as you think just as long as you do your research, take the appropriate cautions and follow directions.