Maybe you could add mining pool / worker /etc parameters on the settings page for the donations. That way if you change your mind on which pool you want to use it can be changed without a new release.
Perhaps, I will look at that in a future release.
also - is there any coding dependent on "root". I'd prefer to change the password once my miner is in production.
Please DO change your root password ASAP (and the WebUI one, and the minepeon one). Nothing in the code will EVER use a password to do anything.
Neil