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>people might even begin to take it seriously.

I do not know if what you're saying would really make THAT much difference. I have watched Aros news, tried a number of builds, and while I am impressed with what these guys have done, I can only come to the conclusion that in most peoples eyes.. they really don't care about Amiga, AmigaOS or any clone of it any more. Whenever AROS gets a status update on OSNews, there are never many replies, and when AmigaOS stuff came along, people didn't really show any interest either (apart from alot of 'yes, another broken promise coming up' ,or slanderous remark ). What I think is really happening, is that all the old time Amiga fanatics have literally found a new platform, and while they 'used' to be passionate about computers, or Amiga, they have now gone past that... People just arn't passionate about these things any more.. not like the good old Amiga Vrs Atari wars... These things are a bygone era, and the further in to time they slip, the less people seem to even care about posting about them.
Having watched tech and public reactions to tech for many years, IMHO - If an OS is to be cloned - it has to be COMPLETED within a year maximum of it's death - or else, any passion or flame that OS installed in people, will be pretty much dead with that userbase having become comfortable on something else. I realize that unless the OS is simpler then DOS - and has a large team.. this 1 year is out of the question.
Another example... OS/2 - had a fanatical fanbase ( I know - I was part of it once upon a time ), now, when it's predecessor gets some news.. not many care.. same scenario applies - and when they held one of their 'conventions' this year, I saw some photographs, and all I can say is, sadly.. all those people there looked close to retiring, or if not, already had.. This speaks volumes about how fast Tech has changed, and how society just moves on... it just doesnt care, a dead OS is like an old car.. rusts out, scrap it, forget it and drive that new one home with all those nifty modcons.
So to me, the moral of this story - Resurrect an OS if you so desire - if it fulfills you passion - however, sadly, don't expect many people to really come on board, no matter how good it becomes.