Skype 1.3.0.48

[techultra]

Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA.
Just like KaZaA, this uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you
to other users - not to share files this time, but to talk for free
with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced - but super
simple to use. You'll be making perfect quality free phone calls to
your friends in no time.

http://www.klitetools.com/comments.php?catid=35&shownews=145

Kind Regards,

Home Of Freeware - No nag screens , No Shareware , No Adaware , No
Spyware !
All good progs start as freeware,then things get worse ... ;-)

http://www.klitetools.com/index.php

 

[Gerard Bok]

Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA.
Just like KaZaA, this uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you
to other users - not to share files this time, but to talk for free
with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced - but super
simple to use. You'll be making perfect quality free phone calls to
your friends in no time.

http://www.klitetools.com/comments.php?catid=35&shownews=145

Kind Regards,

Home Of Freeware - No nag screens , No Shareware , No Adaware , No
Spyware !
All good progs start as freeware,then things get worse ... ;-)

Things get especially worse once you read
http://www.geocities.com/bergstromdennis/Skype_Analysis_1_3.pdf

 

[John Corliss]

Things get especially worse once you read
http://www.geocities.com/bergstromdennis/Skype_Analysis_1_3.pdf

One thing I notice right away is that the .pdf file at your link says:
_________________________________________
"As far as the author is aware the EULA is only showed when installing a
new Skype application client and cannot be found on the Skype website.
Despite this the EULA states that

'…You acknowledge and agree that by clicking on the button labeled
"SUBMIT", "DOWNLOAD", "I ACCEPT" or such similar links as may be
designated by Skype to download the Skype Software to accept the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, you are entering into a legally
binding contract. You acknowledge that your electronic submissions
constitute your agreement and intent to be bound by this Agreement…'
Of course you cannot read the End User License Agreement before you have
downloaded and installed the software, but nevertheless according to the
extract above a user is bound to the agreement before s/he even have had
a chance to review it.
_________________________________________

Yet I easily found the EULA link here:

http://www.skype.com/company/legal/eula/

Other than that, the concerns expressed in the .pdf file may or may not
be justified. I don't know because I'm not a programmer nor do I have
any interest in Skype for the most part.