Group: Free Software Foundation/Tasks/ModifyNoScript

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Note: a lot of discussion is taking place at Group talk:FSF/Tasks/ModifyNoScript.

The task

Modify NoScript so it can detect and block nontrivial nonfree JavaScript code

NoScript needs to check:

  • If the Javascript code in the page is trivial, then it is ok.
  • If the Javascript code carries a recognized free license. it is ok
  • Otherwise, reject it.

The definition of nontrivial:

  1. It makes an AJAX request
  2. It defines a method
  3. It is loaded as or loads an external script

(I would add: 4. It accesses or creates a cookie or any other form of local storage -Caz)

(http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html)

Interested parties

(Add your name, perhaps a link to your userpage) and some way for people to contact you.

  1. User:lduros lduros[at]member[dot]fsf[dot]org
  2. User:nvjacobo jacobo[at]gnu[dot]org
  3. Caz Downing-Bryant User:Vonkow/Profile caz[at]vonkow[dot]webfactional[dot]com
  4. dmonhntr kt54speed \\ at \\ ymail \\ dot \\ com
  5. Ben [dh]{at}[fsf]{dot}[com]
  6. Luisvega vega{at}member{dot}fsf{dot}org
  7. EduardoFreitas eduardofilipef [at] gmail [dot] com
  8. Esetzer use email address at top of my resume

Navigating the NoScript source code

You can download the source code of noscript here:

It seems to be written in javascript, and the majority of the code is in a zip-file called noscript.jar in the "chrome" directory.

(RequestWatchdog.js seems to be the file that checks requests, and may be the one that we need to modify -Caz)

dmonhntr's Modified NoScript

dmonhntr's Test Page:

dmonhntr's Trivialness Script:

If you have any questions about the dmonhntr stuff above, just email me (dmonhntr) at address above.