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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).</H1>
<B>Shlomi Fish</B>
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<I>Thu Nov 8 11:03:36 CET 2012</I>
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<PRE>Hi Donald and Johnny,
On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:15:09 +0000
Donald Stewart <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">watersnowrock at gmail.com</A>> wrote:
><i> On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cooker at solbu.net</A>> wrote:
</I>><i>
</I>><i> > On Tuesday 06 November 2012 23:39, Shlomi Fish wrote:
</I>><i> > > Dear sirs or madams,
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > To me, this sounds a little to generic, a little to unformal when
</I>><i> > contacting a law firm.
</I>><i> > I feel that if you're using «Dear XXX» there should be one or the other.
</I>><i> > I.e. Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the gender of the one
</I>><i> > responding. and that can be a little tricky. ;-)=
</I>><i> >
</I>><i>
</I>><i> No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be both. You could
</I>><i> have Dear Sir/Madam, but the correct usage is as originally stated. This
</I>><i> is an official letter, and therefore should have the official address to
</I>><i> the recipient.
</I>
Right.
><i> > Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good morgning»
</I>><i> > (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a similar term.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i>
</I>><i> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an official body.
</I>><i>
</I>
I also agree.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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