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Update EvaluationTemplate to have clearer links to each UseCase

The idea is to use the evaluation template to fill out for each project
codebase evaluation we do, but have an easy link back to the use case it
refers to.

As I was making this edit, I added a few FIXMEs to things that need
clarification and/or completion.

npo-ledger-cli is in part published to
<https://gitorious.org/ledger/npo-ledger-cli/source/> and
<https://github.com/ledger/ledger/tree/master/contrib/non-profit-audit-reports>.

npo-ledger-cli is a setup for ledger-cli built for direct project (Model A)
fiscal sponsor NPOs. It enables the separation of fund accounts and internal
accounts by using ledger's hierarchical account namespaces.

npo-ledger-cli uses ledger-cli to attach metadata such as invoices, receipts to a transaction.

## Technical

- Uses [[Ledger]] as a base
- Perl scripts to automate tasks

## Preliminary evaluation

Documentation provided in
<https://gitorious.org/ledger/npo-ledger-cli/source/c9fc4a8761cd31b28282b9baa21b79f173b03807:npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md>.
Users may benefit from familiarity with ledger-cli.

### Positive

- Built on ledger-cli, inherits much of the flexibility of ledger-cli.
- Stored in plain text files, easy to collaborate over a distributed version control system.

### Negative

- The skills of a collaborative software developer will be necessary for any
accountant wanting to collaborate.