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TL;DR: twelve to eighteen weeks. Possibly more six-week increments after that, depending on how we feel during beta. Full details: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2014/12/12/1.0-Timeline.html

Congratulations! I look forward to seeing the ecosystem expand now that core has solidified. Very exciting.

Six weeks after Feb 16. On their blog: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2014/12/12/1.0-Timeline.html

Likely around summer, which would be a good time for anyone interested in it to start coding with it.

It is summer right now in half of the world.

Hehe, I also don't understand why people always talk about summer and winter like it is a universal thing. Heck, there isn't such thing as summer or winter in some countries!