Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Wire-desktop is the desktop port of the open source secure messenger "wire" (developed primarily by Wire Swiss GmbH). Wire can be used for chat, file exchange, audio & video calls, conferences with screen sharing, etc. According to their own marketing speech, wire is "the most secure collaboration platform" for individuals and companies: https://wire.com/en/ Wire has some advanced features, like temporary messages or chat bots, but basically it provides the same functionality as the major popular proprietary instant messengers.
Source code (licensed GPL v3, except for the logo) available on GitHub: https://github.com/wireapp/wire-desktop Note that the app is useful only in conjunction with an appropriate server. Wire Swiss provides a public, free server (free as in free beer). From the DFSG point of view, it might not be viable to deliver the software with the Wire Swiss GmbH server pre-selected, though, because several legal and technical restrictions apply for "third party apps" using their logo and/or server, see https://wire.com/en/legal/#licenses Of course, wire-desktop could be put into non-free entirely. Alternatively, it might be advisable to package the server as well ( https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server ) and let the user choose which network to connect to: Their own (free) or the Wire Swiss network (restrictions apply, the user has to consent).