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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).</H1>
<B>Trish Fraser</B>
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<I>Thu Nov 8 11:36:15 CET 2012</I>
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><i> Hi Donald and Johnny,
</I>><i>
</I>><i> On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:15:09 +0000
</I>><i> Donald Stewart <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">watersnowrock at gmail.com</A>> wrote:
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</I>><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
</I>><i> > > other. I.e. Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the
</I>><i> > > gender of the one responding. and that can be a little
</I>><i> > > tricky. ;-)=
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be both.
</I>><i> > You could have Dear Sir/Madam, but the correct usage is as
</I>><i> > originally stated. This is an official letter, and therefore should
</I>><i> > have the official address to the recipient.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Right.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> > > Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good
</I>><i> > > morgning» (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a
</I>><i> > > similar term.
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an
</I>><i> > official body.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i>
</I>><i> I also agree.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Regards,
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Shlomi Fish
</I>><i>
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If we're being formal and correct, it should be "Dear Sirs/Mesdames", I'm fairly sure.
Cheers,
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