pidgin-skype: API package depends on to disappear

[Stephen Michael Kellat]

Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/727659:

Package: pidgin-skype
Version: 20130613+svn660+dfsg-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

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Tech publication *The Register* reported on 2013-10-25 that
Skype is expected to terminate its desktop API in December
2013 which will render this package unusable. This may
require removal or severe refactoring upstream. The story
containing details can be found here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/25/skype_petition/

- -- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: armhf (armv7l)

Kernel: Linux 3.7.10-x12 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

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[Stephen Michael Kellat (skellat)]

This may require a prompt block/removal from Trusty Tahr's archive.