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A code-identical fork with a different name for trademark reasons is not going to make the Rust team write a spec. Look to the GCC Rust implementation for that.

Also, people already do work in Rust. It's in the Linux kernel right now.

And windows, just behind a flag for the moment.

Compiler behavior is the only thing that matters in any language, as per Hyrum's law. A spec is a useful tool for discussing and building a language, but don't confuse the map for the territory.

I've done professional rust development and know many others who do. A spec hasn't been an issue for us.