[Info-vax] Hiring maintainers for legacy VMS systems

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

JohnF wrote 2014-09-16 05:51:
> Bill Gunshannon <bill at server3.cs.scranton.edu> wrote:
>> [...] at that point in history showing a propensity for use
>> of the left hand would likely get you burned at the stake.
>> There was a reason why it it was called "sinister".  :-)
>> bill
>
> Wow, never made that connection.
> Thanks for interesting historical/philological footnote.
> f[others']i: dextral=right-to-left, sinistral=left-to-right.
>

Note that "sinister" in latin translates in english to: "left, wrong,
unfavorable, on the left hand, on the left side, perverse".

And "dextera" to "right hand, hand, right side, Right, pledge,
solemn pledge".

According to Google translate.