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Just a quick update, since we seem to have hit slashdot with this news.

Yes, there's an open source version of Linux client being developed. This will be a part of larger offering, but we can't tell you much more about that right now. Having an open source UI will help us get adopted in the "multicultural" land of Linux distributions, as well as on other platforms and will speed up further development. We will update you once more details are available.

[LinuxPlanet reviewed Skype](http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6302/1/) and found it works just fine and costs "peanuts".

> I simply loaded Skype on my Linux notebook, bought some minutes on the Skype Web site, and started talking. Mac and Windows users will also find versions for those platforms.

> A basic set of ear-buds and a small handheld microphone were all I needed to make calls. And, they packed into the laptop bag easily. The sound quality was very good. I started out with a USD 10 credit. Over the course of several days, I rang up about an hour of talking... for the travel budget-busting price of around US$1.60.