An alpha version has been released today. There are still some known issues — and probably a bunch of unknown ones too, and the public API is yet to be implemented, but… I’ve been using the internal pre-alpha versions for a while now and can say one thing for sure: Linux Skype 1.4 is a huge leap forward from the good old 1.3.

So while this is a pre-release version that’s not intended for production use; make sure to back up all your important data first; Skype offers no warranties or customer support and all the remaining disclaimers — I heartily recommend that you give it a try and give us your feedback.