Have a Plan to Handle Negative Reactions

poss2: anticipate reactions re licensing, code, APIs, documentation, choice of hosting platform, etc. Don't let them catch you by surprise.

The Open Government / Open Data Community

poss2: there's a community of people now who talk to each other, read and write for overlapping publications, go to conferences, etc. You don't need to do anything special to find them, but be aware that reactions can balloon in there and then take you by surprise.