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

Thu Nov 8 11:03:36 CET 2012

Hi Donald and Johnny,
+
+On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:15:09 +0000
+Donald Stewart <watersnowrock at gmail.com> wrote:
+
+> On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <cooker at solbu.net> wrote:
+> 
+> > 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.
+
+Right.
+
+> > 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.
+> 
+
+I also agree.
+
+Regards,
+
+	Shlomi Fish
+
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