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

Thu Nov 8 16:02:49 CET 2012

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+On 08/11/2012 10:52, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+> 2012/11/8 Trish Fraser <trish at thefrasers.org>:
+>> 
+>> 
+>>> 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.
+> 
+> Really? Having a mix of English and French?
+> 
+LOL!  I haven't seen that for 50 years!
+
+Anne
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