# Re: Capistrano 1.1 (had been ruby-gem SwitchTower)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-capistrano-1-1-had-been-ruby-gem-switchtower/77445>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 6, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-capistrano-1-1-had-been-ruby-gem-switchtower/77445 "2006-03-06T21:36:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-capistrano-1-1-had-been-ruby-gem-switchtower/77445/1 "2006-03-06T21:36:46Z")

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On 3/6/06, Jamis B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Capistrano is a utility for executing tasks in parallel across  
> multiple remote hosts. It was formerly known as SwitchTower.
> 
> Version 1.1 introduces a few changes:
> 
> - Renamed! Due to the trademark infringement debacle of last week, we  
> had to change the name. Moving forward it will be known as Capistrano.

Amazingly, I had just referred someone to this project earlier today,  
and had been utterly confused when I couldn’t find it under the old  
URL’s!

When just scanning subjects, ‘SwitchTower’ was an interesting-enough  
name that I checked out the earlier emails. ‘Capistrano’ struck me as  
something for the birds (heh…), so I had totally skipped over this  
announcement…