The project was originally named switchtower; however the company that owned the trademark for that name asked Jamis to change it.
http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/3/3/switchtower-c-d Jamis discusses the new capistrano name here: http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/3/6/switchtower-renamed It's just a nonsensical name, it was chosen for factors other than any hidden meaning of the name. On Aug 23, 2012, at 7:02 AM, jcochran <[email protected]> wrote: > Where did the name "Capistrano" come from? Why was it chosen? It seems like > such an odd name for it. > > It is an old Italian name. "Strano" means strange and during the time period > when surnames were adopted, various suffixes were added to people's names in > Italy differentiate between families with similar names. Someone with a name > like Capitano (several variations are Italian surnames today) probably moved > to a town where a Capitano family already lived and the new name stuck. > > Alternatively, "capi" means understand in Italian, so it could come from > "understand strange", like a translator, and the original Capistrano was an > early forerunner of ItalianDict.com. > > http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/108198/what-does-capistrano-mean > -- > * You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Capistrano" group. > * To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > * To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/capistrano?hl=en -- * You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Capistrano" group. * To post to this group, send email to [email protected] * To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/capistrano?hl=en
