@drewdevault I don't mean this as a challenge to you or something, but what would be the chance for you to kick off this effort?
Being a prominent developer and a known name in open source world, this might just be enough to cause some waves. Also not being a fan of rust, but recognizing its use for kernel development would be a statement of 'right tool for the job'.
One other thing that would maybe come with is potential change of collaboration from email to something else like sourcehut