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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).</H1>
<B>Anne Wilson</B>
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On 08/11/2012 10:52, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
><i> 2012/11/8 Trish Fraser <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">trish at thefrasers.org</A>>:
</I>>><i>
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</I>>>><i> Hi Donald and Johnny,
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:15:09 +0000 Donald Stewart
</I>>>><i> <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">watersnowrock at gmail.com</A>> wrote:
</I>>>><i>
</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>>
</I>>>>><i> 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
</I>>>>>><i> unformal when contacting a law firm. I feel that if you're
</I>>>>>><i> using «Dear XXX» there should be one or the other. I.e.
</I>>>>>><i> Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the gender
</I>>>>>><i> of the one responding. and that can be a little tricky.
</I>>>>>><i> ;-)=
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i> No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be
</I>>>>><i> both. You could have Dear Sir/Madam, but the correct usage
</I>>>>><i> is as originally stated. This is an official letter, and
</I>>>>><i> therefore should 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
</I>>>>>><i> «Good morgning» (depending on the time of day you send the
</I>>>>>><i> email.) or a similar term.
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to
</I>>>>><i> an official body.
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> I also agree.
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> Regards,
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> Shlomi Fish
</I>>>><i>
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i> If we're being formal and correct, it should be "Dear
</I>>><i> Sirs/Mesdames", I'm fairly sure.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Really? Having a mix of English and French?
</I>><i>
</I>LOL! I haven't seen that for 50 years!
Anne
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