[FM Discuss] Style Guide? (Floss Manual Guide is involved enough?)

[dwp]

Hi: Some time ago when i first became acquainted with FLOSS, the first thing i ran across was an 80 page document that I think was intended to tell me how to write for FLOSS. Did/does it really have to be that complicated? For a while it discouraged me. 

I'm kindof with you. Style guides (besides sometimes being difficult to remember) stand in the way. I think there is even a guide that tells you haw to write manuals using only 800 "basic English" words:). Doubleplus ungood:). 

Regards: David