[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).

Thu Nov 8 10:15:09 CET 2012

On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <cooker at solbu.net> wrote:
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+> On Tuesday 06 November 2012 23:39, Shlomi Fish wrote:
+> > Dear sirs or madams,
+>
+> To me, this sounds a little to generic, a little to unformal when
+> contacting a law firm.
+> I feel that if you're using «Dear XXX» there should be one or the other.
+> I.e. Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the gender of the one
+> responding. and that can be a little tricky. ;-)=
+>
+> No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be both. You could
+have Dear Sir/Madam,  but the correct usage is as originally stated. This
+is an official letter, and therefore should have the official address to
+the recipient.
+
+Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good morgning»
+> (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a similar term.
+>
+
+This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an official body.
+
+Donald 'Schultz' Stewart
+
+> --
+> Johnny A. Solbu
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