The mainstream internet media have picked up on the Kathleen Kennedy statements:
http://movieweb.com/star-wars-classic-trilogy-disney-wont-alter-restore/
They all agree that Kennedy was referring to any alteration of the final cut, including restoring previous cuts of the films. I suppose this may create some buzz on the twitter feeds, so let’s hope for a more extensive statement from Lucasfilm/Disney on the subject sooner rather than later.
I don’t see why keeping George’s version as it is precludes any possibility of the original cuts being released with his version.
Yes, the guy interviewing Kennedy should’ve worded his question better, but all she really said was that they’re not going to alter George’s version. That doesn’t really tell us anything either way about the unaltereds.
The situation with Fox is the reason for their silence, I’m convinced of it. Just wait, after May of 2020 we’ll suddenly get an announcement.