Said it before, I'll say it again... Lucas draws his lines in the sand in pencil... pencil erasable by money.
Personally, the point is moot for me. I saw "Star Wars" aka "A Nude Hoop... er, A New Hope" in the last "final ever to be released, no seriously, get it now" box set and I realized I just don't care anymore. He's squeezed any love and respect out of the first three (no, the middle three, no... I mean...) like Darth Vader doing that force throat choke thing.
Uh-huh... Lucas pimping out one of what, 2 ideas he's had? Star Wars and American Graffiti? Not a shock. Get in the ground already, you has-been.
Bren R.