>  > The one's linked to from the FSF use libre JavaScript...
> 
> I know that. I also do a little JS programming myself but that is not  
> important. LibreJS is just as good as 'free software' which may send packets  
> to Amazon. I don't see myself auditing every JavaScript code on every  
> non-chached HTTP request just because it is open for evaluation. So this  
> basically still comes down to enforcing trust. The more I look, the more I  
> think we need a technology which does not in any way require from a layman  
> user to trust anybody. Maybe we should open a new thread.

Yes, JavaScript management is still broken and needs a solution.

The simplest solution, according to the FSF (and I agree) is to package
all the JavaScript for a given site as its own WebExtension, and package
that WebExtension for a given distro in that distro's package manager.
Package managers already provide extensions for other programs, such as
Pidgin, Emacs and Firefox.  

This would complement/go in line with already-existing WebExtensions
which do almost the same thing.  What is being proposed is basically a
more thorough version of things like Reddit Enhancement Suite.

<code>apt install webjs-lutim
apt install webjs-vault
apt install webjs-modernpaste-fedora
apt install webjs-liberapay
apt install webjs-etherpad-riseup
apt install webjs-ytdlweb-youtube
</code>

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