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Apple Gifts Top WebKit Contributors with MacBooks
soundofthemoon writes "Just nine months ago, Apple started the WebKit Open Source Project. In that time, contributors have added some significant improvements to WebKit (and thus Apple's Safari browser). Today Apple gave their open source contributors a big thank-you, including rewarding the top contributors with some nifty goodies: 'As a thank you, we are giving MacBook Pro computers to twelve of our top contributors. We've also invited five of them to attend Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference 2006 on Apple's dime.' Looks like donating your time isn't a thankless job anymore."
You should be moddedup higher. Give it up for the Potato!
eh? Your post still doesn't make sense, because "gift" was "nouned" into the form we recognize it today. There was a transition in which people began to speak of "giving gifts" rather than "gifting *object*". The infinitive "to gift" is quite old and has a very specific meaning. To say, "He gifted $XXX to the YZ foundation." is quite valid english and has been for centuries!
My objection isn't over whether gift is a verb or a noun. It's over the clunky clumsiness of 'gifts X with Y' Why not just say 'Apple gives MacBooks to developers' ? I think that is much clearer and simpler.