The Linux users have now a reason to feel-good for Skype. After almost nine months, Skype has made a beta release of its VoIP software for them adding sophisticated features to open source platform for the first time.
Skype is always late while updating its Linux versions in comparison to Windows and Mac. Skype 3.2 version is available for Windows users and 2.6 beta for Mac users. Anyway, the VoIP giant has finally updated its Linux 1.3 this month and dubbed it Skype Linux 1.4.
The key features of latest version include call forwarding, enabling users to forward incoming calls to another phone line and support for gilbc 2.3 systems. Skype has also fixed the bugs found in its Alpha version.
You can download and test the Linux 1.4, for which you require 400 Mhz processor, 256 MB RAM,20 MB free disk space, Microphone and speakers or headset and obviously Internet connection.
