Actually I find this problem even more serious then that because it does this even though I have Skype installed. For pidgin not to crash I have to run Skype and login first, otherwsie this happens:1. Pidgin runs Skype.2. Wait for a bit (whether logging in to Skype or not)3. Pidgin crashes.4. Restart pidgin with Skype open but not logged in.5. Pidgin crashes I don't know if this problem comes from pidgin-skype, or pidgin itself... I would expect a stable package to cope with the unexpected and not just die.
