hi abill!

sorry, read your post (a couple times too), have some thoughts about it, doubts and all, but actually lost "the clarity"
Timoph was very helpful on the A significant day in community governance? thread and from other threads w/ N900 users asking for help, the community seems to be okay...
only, n000 tried to start a fight on the Community governance thread (big surprise...) and was nicely put back to his place by Timoph

think it is important to distinguish between the real community, ppl who develop or simply want to help and, well, the warmongers...

as always, it isn't fair to throw everybody in the same basket

different prices?
yes, of course; wealthier nations get a higher price, poorer countries a lower one.
doesn't only have to do w/ the "price"; it is also influenced by the salaries & fixed costs a business has to face in the different countries. that's usually referred to as "income parity" if you'd like to look into it...