what's skype?

[XemaSab]

:shrug:

[qnr]

1. Voice Over IP - a way of using the internet for telephone, like those

Vonage commercials you've probably seen.

As far as a description for the software available for my Linux machine:
01:39:40 $ gaze what skype
skype:
Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to
anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls
are free, they are really excellent quality. If you and your friends,
family or business contacts are using webcams, you can also make free
video calls. You can even call landlines and mobile phones at really
cheap per minute rates (and thereâs no setup or subscription fee).

[Elidor]

2. Internet telephone

http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html