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Apple Gifts Top WebKit Contributors with MacBooks

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the one-good-turn dept.

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."

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  1. Let me point you to what this really is... by heretog · · Score: 0, Troll

    Damn cheap advertising. Hell, it works a million ways revolving around good feelings and envy. Plus they get some P.R. with all of those who will praise how great they are for doing it. Not great, smart. Not smart in a good way, smart in a 'Comcast Park Cleanup Day' way.

  2. Something To eBay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeech.

    Talk about a crappy gift:

    1) Run 90% of your software at a crawl through emulation
    2) Apple doesn't ever talk about battery life for a reaon...
    3) The stupidest name for a Mac, ever.
    4) Great SPEC numbers, shitty real world performance - ie. par for Intel

  3. Re:Verbing nouns: Gah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    y r u so dum?

  4. Don't Work for 'Free' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    A latop?

    For hundreds of hours of work?

    and you guys are thankful?

    You are idiots.

  5. Exploitation and charity by Elektroschock · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wilful exploitation of developers and Apple donates cynical gifts. I mean, think about what a real manhour of a software specialist costs Apple. And not enough: Apple's peanuts are additionally slashdotted.

  6. Re:Apple has done this before by Elektroschock · · Score: 0, Troll

    I would rather call it manipulation of lead developers. Apple spents very little money and uses top developers as a advertisement plattform.

  7. Re:Verbing nouns: Gah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    English. From England. Dickwad.

  8. Gifts that nobody wants by spinkter · · Score: -1, Troll

    Everyone knows that only fags use Macs.

  9. verb or noun by illtron · · Score: 0, Troll

    Look, I don't care if it *can* technically be used as a verb, but "gift" is a fucking noun.

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