[kwlug disc.] All of you Ubuntu people

[Rick]

Paul Nijjar <pnijjar at sdf.lonestar.org> writes:
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Rick wrote:
> ... who wants to
> put in all the work to make a free alternative when a convenient
> non-free alternative exists? Stallmanites do, but who else?

Feels like the prisoner's dilemma. Individually, you win by
opting for convenience but the social result is suboptimal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma

The solution to the prisoner's dilemma is repeated games.
I guess in terms of FLOSS, that means community building.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeated_game

And I'm still working through all your responses to gauge
the level of community in Ubuntu vs in Debian.
Is Ubuntu (as the name implies) as good a community as Debian?
Or maybe even better because it aims for inclusivity?
Or do we give in to the prisoner's dilimma by using
proprietary material?