Things have changed in tooling enough to make it attractive to start again implementation wise.
Regardless, I don’t expect a working browser until some time after the network is launched.
Although if BGF funding were available for someone outside the team, work could potentially start now as MaidSafe probably have a detailed spec and the work would be independent once API details are known.
When the time is right this could be a clever marketing approach? Put up adverts on fivr or other freelance services to build simple safenet powered components.
It would get developers onboard quickly.
Who could resist spreading the message once playing with the safenet?