Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 19:54 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
Internet & Networking We waited a little while with this news, because we wanted official confirmation from Skype before jumping on the internet bandwagon. It's official now, so here we go: Skype has announced that it will release its Linux client as open source. A little late, but welcome nonetheless.
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Is the Skype protocol on Linux complete?
by bousozoku on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 21:04 UTC
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Is there as much to the protocol on Linux as there is on Windows or even Mac OS X?

If so, becoming open source is a good thing for the client. If not, it's mostly a waste of time for someone to make it pretty or make the interface as useful as those on Windows and Mac OS X.