Hornet Onion Ring Routing Network

So I guess you guys have been reading about the new high speed onion ring routing network, Hornet?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/hornet-tor-alternative-for-high-speed-anonymous-browsing-revealed/

I'm looking forward to hearing more about this.

When do you suppose this is ready for use?

I mean, what's the procedure for these things - It probably has to be taken apart and tested before we can assume that it's safe right?