diff --git a/package/stf/skype/skype.conf b/package/stf/skype/skype.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d78f78ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/stf/skype/skype.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+skype_custmain()
+{
+	mkdir -p $root/opt/skype
+	cp -a * $root/opt/skype
+}
+
+custmain=skype_custmain
+
+createdocs=0
+
+# don't split or patch this package
+postflist="pkgsplits="
+patchfiles=""
diff --git a/package/stf/skype/skype.desc b/package/stf/skype/skype.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40b1b92a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/stf/skype/skype.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+[COPY] --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+[COPY] Please add additional copyright information _after_ the line containing
+[COPY] the ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END tag. Otherwise it might get removed by
+[COPY] the ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch script. Do not edit this copyright text!
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] ROCK Linux: rock-src/package/stf/skype/skype.desc
+[COPY] ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006 Clifford Wolf
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+[COPY] it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+[COPY] the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+[COPY] (at your option) any later version. A copy of the GNU General Public
+[COPY] License can be found at Documentation/COPYING.
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] Many people helped and are helping developing ROCK Linux. Please
+[COPY] have a look at http://www.rocklinux.org/ and the Documentation/TEAM
+[COPY] file for details.
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+[I] a popular internet telephony application
+
+[T] Skype is a popular internet telephony application. It is currently
+[T] available for Linux, MacOS X, Windows and PocketPC.
+
+[U] http://www.skype.com
+
+[A] Skype Limited
+[M] Stefan Fiedler <stefan.fiedler@students.jku.at>
+
+[C] extra/multimedia
+
+[L] Commercial
+[S] Stable
+[V] 1.2.0.18
+[P] X -----5---9 800.000
+
+[D] 3618728422 skype-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2 http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/ NODIST NOAUTO