Good read of SharePoint’s initial code name and history
It’s really sleepy after a heavy lunch, if you want something interesting and geeky to read about, check this out.
Sharon Richardson, who is an ex-Microsoftie has an interesting blog post about SharePoint. After reading it you will make sense of some naming convention within the product.
There is also a thread on Facebook on the original SharePoint product codename (go check out if you want to ‘8′). Legend said, as with most Microsoft code names, is supposidly the place where the team goes when the product is delivered.