DA, this is a powerful idea and I support the first mover concept. But it would need to be defined to the acceptance of this community, so that Bitshares is shared but not given away by those who have believed in it and taken the risks (or at least helped support those taking the risks).
You mention the two schemes for distribution. But don't forget Marinecoin, which has a scheme of its own.
Allow me to summarize the Marinecoin vision. In a streak of genius, it is 97+% premined. The premine is kept in cold storage in Antarctica. The pitch: get involved now and you will have early dibs on choosing your plot of waterfront land in Marinecity, a planned community for Marinecoin believers. Is this in Antarctica, too? Unclear at this point.
There is also a planned Marinecoin tower and Marinecoin yacht. Presumably, the yacht will be purchased from the pre-mine, though that also is unclear. If you are an early adopter, you will get to spend time on the yacht. The tower will be located in New York City, and plans are underway for a bus tour soon so that Marinecoin believers can help choose the site of the Marinecoin tower. Marinecoin mining is built to continue for the next 1,000 years.
Fortunately, Antarctica should have some nice real estate in about 1,000 years.
[Oh, and I missed one key fact: this Marinecoin community is no joke. These folks are cult-like and dead freaking serious. I've corresponded with them just for fun. This is much more than fun for them. Rather scary, actually.]
So DA, taking a premine of 97+% off the top and storing it in Antarctican cold storage might be another terrific way to get lots of people involved, give them stakes in its success, and begin the viral marketing. Call it the "third way".
And for anyone browsing this forum who finds that Bitshares isn't for you, check out the following link.
http://www.marinecoin.org/