Surely they'll release 2.1 first; it's still beta, for the last 2 years AFAICT.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/l...

>"Skype 2.1 Beta 2 for Linux > >We're excited to announce a new beta version for Linux, with extra features and better sound and video quality ..."