Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark 0.99.7 feature explanation

From: "Richard Storm" <storm.richard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:31:53 +0200
Hello!
Could you, please, explain what exactly does this feature means:
* Most of the capture code has been moved out of the GUI, which means
that Wireshark no longer needs to be run as root!

What exactly has changed since 0.99.6?