Should kids be allowed to program Skype's future? Aren't they the ones likely to make it, and show us new ways of communicating? So why would Skype set up a competition and then exclude them? That's exactly what Skype has done and I wonder why they are doing it?

Even Microsoft recognizes 15 years olds under their MVP program, which has had winners from 15 year olds to the mid-60's. Microsoft says their winners have two things in common: Great expertise and a willingness to freely share with their peers. That's exactly the type of encouragement I'd like to see given to Skype developers young and old alike.

Come on Skype change the rules again! You did it once already to change the heinous IP ownership issues. So forget the lawyers and let the kids enter. The kids are the communicators of tomorrow. Skype you ought to know better. Many of your own developers are not long out of diapers...