So is there some FOSS way of supporting Skype, or do you have to use proprietary apps and/or libraries for integrating?
As you know Skype is a proprietary product. freeSWITCH has a module called mod_skypeopen which uses API provided by Skype and provides integration with freeSWITCH . http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Skypiax_Skype_Endpoint_and_Trunk . There is no reverse engineering etc.
You could use the API as long as you agree with Skype's terms and conditions. Furthermore, Users must agree with Skype EULA before they install skype client application. As per skype distribution policy at https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA200/Can-I-redistribute-Skype-for-Linux , you could either point to the skype page for download or provide a automated download option. We are doing the later.
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