There is a huge resevoire of open source products, talent, and experience out there for setting this sort of thing up. (slaw.ca)
As the news circulated, many pleaded with Google to change its mind, some signed a petition begging Google to reconsider, and others suggested the company open source the product. (janefriedman.com)
On the positive end of things, the upside to open source products like Drupal is huge. (slaw.ca)