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   <H1>[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law	Center (SFLC).</H1>
    <B>Wolfgang Bornath</B> 
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<PRE>2012/11/8 Anne Wilson &lt;<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cannewilson at googlemail.com</A>&gt;:
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</I>&gt;&gt;<i> This is an official letter, and therefore should have the official
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> address to the recipient.
</I>&gt;&gt;<i>
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> Consider using a more generinc term, like &#171;Greetings&#187; or &#171;Good
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> morgning&#187; (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> similar term.
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</I>&gt;&gt;<i> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> official body.
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</I>&gt;<i> Agreed.
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Yes, +1

But here we have the differences of English &quot;rules&quot; in different
countries and even schools. In Germany in &quot;Business English&quot; I learned
to address the recipient in an official letter with

&quot;Madam, Sir,

On behalf of........&quot;

No &quot;dear&quot; or &quot;forever yours&quot; :)

I received some official letters with that same address from English
companies (mostly unwanted business offers but nevertheless), one even
from a company specialized in setting up LTD organisations by UK laws.

-- 
wobo
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