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bkuhn

Ensure user freedom for Javascript.

The fundamental point here probably goes without saying given who the
project leader is. ;)

The LibreJS thing may end up to be nice-to-have. LibreJS has some
serious problems -- I've had difficulty getting websites to work with
the plugin because the LibreJS plugin makes overly simplistic
assumptions about how Javascript is often deployed on a website.

But, we should try to be compatible if it's possible.

# API

As a developer, it's essential that I have access to a clearly documented API
(at least) to read and (possibly) to write/update the financial data.

Specifically, the need to generate reports and analyze data in new ways is
essential, and while many systems try to give some sort of "report builder",
which are perhaps useful for some needs, are never adequate to foresee every
type of necessary issue.

The API should allow for not only custom reports, but the ability to generate
a programmatic analysis.  For example, this sort of API would be used to
compute the [[public support test for USA 501(c)(3) organizations|UseCases/PublicSupportTest]].