These vision statements are really good, and I think cover all of the important bases.
On learning curve, I think it’s important we also consider significant investment in tooling, i.e. rustdoc. I’ve heard @steveklabnik mention it doesn’t get much love, and that feels like a pity. One example: the Windows docs for std are currently not available online, because rustdoc will only build the docs for the current platform (or really just the currently applicable set of conditional compilation conditions). How are Windows/OS X users supposed to learn std in this situation? Another: how to document module items whose definition depends on conditional compilation stuff? Do I have to copy docs for each platform?
If the current order of vision statement implies prioritization, I would prioritize the FFI story more. In trying to sell Rust, being able to integrate well with already existing/used technology is incredibly important in making an exploration of Rust as a technology low-risk.
One other thing that came up in threads on this forum recently: it would be in an interesting challenge to try to organize a Rust fund to try and help fund the library ecosystem. I came up with a concept around “turning precious metal into Rust”, with a yearly pitch to stated Friends of Rust (I thought up all kinds of puns, too, but forget them) to contribute on the order of 1k/10k/25k to a funding team that would then approve grant proposals from the community. It would maybe hinge on demonstrating the community’s independence from Mozilla, to some extent?