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

[Anne Wilson]

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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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