there are two gnu utilites that are useful for writing: gnu style and gnu diction. http://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html http://www.gnu.org/software/

there are two gnu utilites that are useful for writing: gnu style and gnu diction. http://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html http://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html diction finds common mistakes. style gives some metrics (may or may not be useful, YMMV). they have a similar theme as this article.