Bug#842943: RFP: signal-desktop -- standalone JS desktop client for Signal Messenger

[Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@eds.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : signal-desktop
* Version         : 0.25.4
* Upstream Author : Open Whisper Systems / Lilia Kai
* URL             : https://signal.org/
* License         : gplv3
* Programming Lang: Javascript
* Description     : standalone JS desktop client for Signal Messenger

Signal is a private messaging app, with built-in end-to-end encrpytion
that is always on.  Signal Desktop is a chrome packaged app that links
with your Signal Android or Signal iOS app.

Here is instructions how to manually make a standalone version:
https://timtaubert.de/blog/2016/01/build-your-own-signal-desktop/

Here is the source code:
https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop

Discussion of packaging:
https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/issues/871