Download Skype 0.94.0.1 beta

Skype has updated its Linux version of the VoIP program of the same name to version 0.94.0.1. Skype allows free calls to other users of this program. It is also possible to call fixed or mobile telephone users for a small fee. The changelog for this release looks like this:

Change Log

• feature: group chat
• feature: emoticons in chat messages
• feature: prank call prevention warning
• change: Fedora Core 3, Mandrake and SuSE binaries compiled natively under respective systems
• change: new watermark
• change: don’t prompt for user’s browser if it is one of the known ones (konqueror, Firefox, Mozilla)
• change: No ringing tone if status is busy
• change: information to user on call tab if dont have a SkypeOut account
• change: if you already have call with the user which you want to start new one, show existing calltab
• change: call tab translatable on the fly
• bug fix: invisible status works as expected
• bugfix: possible to add duplicate SkypeOut contacts
• bugfix: redundant conference topic on avatar when going from conferencecall to 1:1
• bug fix: ‘Show Offline Contacts’ behavior is not correct
• bugfix: strange call duration if conference changes to 1:1 call
• bug fix: creating conference dialog behavior
• bugfix: faster contact list context menu if contact is pending authorization
• bugfix: show conference participants if other party make conference from your outgoing call
• bugfix: call option ‘Display notification in system tray’ doesn’t work

[break]The following downloads are available:
RPM for SuSE 9 and newer
RPM for Mandrake 10.1 and newer
RPM for Fedora Core 3
Dynamic binary tar.bz2
Static binary tar.bz2 with Qt 3.2 compiled in it[break]