Okay, good luck! The project can always use more devs

I believe he wants to re-implement the protocol.
Yeah sure. I plan re-implement it in COBOL, tweak a few parameters, then launch cobolcoin - the coin for legacy business operations! I'll make a fortune! Ha!
Nope, no plans to re-implement. Just want to see how it works, learn how some of the other interesting alt coins work, and see where that leads. Maybe even contribute something useful someday. It will be a slow process as I only have so much free time. But it will be fun.