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On June 22nd, 2008 Yonah (not verified) says:

You should not a cellphone or telephone, ever. It's not open source, you aren't allowed to go down to your local PBX and check for security holes, and you can't use it as you wish without abiding by the terms of your local phone or cellular provider. You can't trust your communications provider, even if it's convenient and popular.

Don't want to use Skype, AIM, MSN, or any other service/protocol not defecated out by the FOSS community? Then don't. Sit down, shut up, and go away. The ironic part is that there isn't anyone that would really want to talk to you anyway. You aren't a zealot, you're a paranoid fool.

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