Free Software Magazine’s style guide

A quick list of rules to follow while writing articles for Free Software Magazine

Here is a list of points which must be followed while writing for Free Software Magazine:

Hand in your article using the online interface. Don't send your article as an attachment.
The figures must be 9.1cm wide, and between 5cm and 10 cm high and in JPEG format. All images must be at 300 DPI. In pixels, that is 1075 x (591 - 1181).
Download a new, up to date article template file (XML) from the Write for us page) before writing your article.
Do not abuse the bold (like I just did with the not).

Refer to the Linux kernel as Linux. Refer to GNU/Linux (as in the kernel + all the support programs and libraries) as GNU/Linux.
Use free software (NOT freeware) for free or open source software, shareware for shareware software, and proprietary software (NOT commercial software) for software that is not free.
Do not use Capital Letters at the beginning of Words unless you are typing a Proper Noun (like Linus Torvalds, Microsoft, etc.). Improper capitalisation is a real pain for editors.
Do capitalise acronyms (like IBM which means International business Machines, TCP which means Transport Control Protocol, and so on).
Spell check your article before sending it. If you are writing them 5 minutes before the deadline, jump on a time machine and re-read them 48 hours after finishing them.
Write the word internet with a small i. We are trying to create a new trend.
Do not capitalise headings (in this section I wrote Words, words, words rather than Words, Words, Words).

If you are the sole author of the article, refer to yourself as I (rather than we). For example: In this article I will show how to .... If you are writing (and signing) the article with somebody else, refer to yourselves as we.
When addressing the readers, use you. Avoid Prince Charles’ one (one should be careful [...]).
Use either English spellings or American spellings, but be consistent throughout the article.
Separate each section of the article with a heading (like Style issues here). If you can’t, the article probably has a structural problem.
Write in a semi-informal way.