New Skype beta has been release as well....
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/
But it's proprietary and therefore risky (see bottom)...
Open Source Does Matter ...
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| Joomla! is moving to ensure the future of the project by
| committing to compliance with the GNU/GPL license.
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http://www.joomla.org/content/view/3510/1/
Related:
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| The OpenWengo project recently released version 2.1 of its WengoPhone VoIP
| softphone. It's a big step forward for Linux users.
|
| [...]
|
| Ekiga has a brilliant configuration druid that can autodetect the
| network address translation settings on your router and configure
| itself appropriately. Which best fits your needs depends on the
| particulars of your usage scenario.
|
| On the other hand, WengoPhone 2.1 is hands-down a better option
| for cross-platform VoIP calls than proprietary applications like
| Skype and Gizmo Project. The Linux build is a big step up from
| the previous 2.0-RC releases. If you need to set up a VoIP call
| to someone on another operating system, give WengoPhone a try.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/06/05/1911209&from=rss
New Trojan calls on Skype
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| When users click on the link, they are redirected to a site that is
| hosting a file named file_01.exe. Users are then prompted to run the
| file and if they do, several other files are downloaded and run. The
| downloaded files are other versions of the Waresov/Stration malicious
| code.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=38328193&rid=-50
Worm Targets Skype VoIP Application
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| A new worm is targeting Skype's VoIP application for Windows,
| harvesting email addresses and directing users to malware sites.
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http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12700.html
Warezov worm fiends target Skype
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| Instead of arriving via an email attachment, the latest variant of
| the worm spreads using a bogus Skype chat message asking users to
| click on a link, which points to a hacker-controlled website
| hosting malicious codes.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/28/warezov_skype_im_worm/
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