Hey John,
Very good question! Thanks for asking it! Version 1.0.0 will be released when we have a Monte Carlo approach to the training process which runs in parallel (I hope very soon actually) along with a few more extra features. Once version 1.0.0 will be released we will be able to start the real community development (I described why not for now in an email to this mailing list yesterday).
So far, we have to make this little puppy grow before a community development can be considered. As I mentioned, I am very positive that this will happen very soon (as you can see I am releasing new releases very quickly). Obviously, this doesn't mean that collaborations are not happening, in fact there are already collaborations with some developers of this community on a daily basis.
I hope this clarifies the situation. MANY thanks again for asking this question which is VERY encouraging! It shows the enthusiasm of this community and this is a GREAT thing! Just be patient another few weeks ;)
JM