This is the piece that allows you to telnet /into/ a new shiny FreeBSD box, for which there are no legitimate uses in 2011. If they take this bit out, you can

This is the piece that allows you to telnet /into/ a new shiny FreeBSD box, for which there are no legitimate uses in 2011. If they take this bit out, you can still telnet out to your embedded hardware, L2 switches, and the like.