Open sourcing the skype for linux UI AGAIN

i remember from some time ago i read something about the skype for linxu UI being open sourced to make supporting linux distro easier. but then microsoft bought skype. and now there is a closed source UI. please open source the UI so the comunity can fix the broken UI in skype for linux to a proper qt interface. the current qt web interface is annoying

It should look the same as all the other apps.  Which is what most Linux users expect.  Qt does offer on-the-fly theming, so if someone feels adventurous they can change it; and indeed the lack of 64 bit often results in some missing themes and Skype running in not exactly the same theme as the rest of the desktop.  But otherwise, we shouldn't make Skype4Linux stick out like a sore thumb.

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