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

Thu Nov 8 11:36:15 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
+> 
+
+If we're being formal and correct, it should be "Dear Sirs/Mesdames", I'm fairly sure.
+
+Cheers,
+
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