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Skype Open-Source Update Expected SoonPosted by Michael Larabel on March 29, 2010
Back in November there was an official announcement from Skype concerning an open-source Linux client. Details since then have been scarce on what exactly Skype plans to provide as open-source software, with some speculating just the user-interface/front-end side will be opened up. Skype though has continued in recent months of providing new Linux betas of their closed-source Linux client that still has yet to reach a feature parity with the Skype Windows client. No open-source Skype news updates have come since their original blog-style announcement.

However, we have been tipped off that in April there should be at least an update from Skype on the matter concerning their Linux support and this scant open-source project. Details are still being gathered and we will have updates accordingly.

Skype To Provide Open-Source Linux ClientPosted by Michael Larabel on November 02, 2009
The very popular Skype VoIP service has provided a Linux client for some years now, but it's not nearly as full-featured as its Windows counterpart, and right now it's a binary-only application. However, things may be partially changing at this company that's in the process of being spun off from eBay. There's a new blog post on Skype.com entitled Skype open source. It's officially confirmed that "an open source version of [the] Linux client [is] being developed." This open-source client is part of some larger offering that supposedly will be coming down the pipe at Skype. These efforts will also help them get Skype adopted within Linux distributions and seeing Skype on other new platforms.

Before you get too excited though, it's very likely that the Skype protocol will remain proprietary but just the client above that will be open-source under an unknown license. We're waiting on more news from Skype as this may turn out to be quite interesting.