Given various clues such as:
-"OS-less"
-small memory footprint
-going out of their way to include discussion of legal jurisdictions
-the author and past activities
-performance seems not a major concern
Makes me suspect that a major goal is anonymity. It's less aimed at users installing on their non-anonymous Windows/Mac/phone but rather leverage generic/commodity hardware to communicate over SSL. Throwaway burner phones.
This just looks like someone who is aware of the complex legal history associated with cryptography and has considered embedded devices in the design of the library.
Considering the recent events around IoT having good crypto libraries for that seems like it could be useful.
Makes me suspect that a major goal is anonymity. It's less aimed at users installing on their non-anonymous Windows/Mac/phone but rather leverage generic/commodity hardware to communicate over SSL. Throwaway burner phones.