Congratulations to everyone that signed the petition and possibly influenced Lucas to make this decision. I just can't believe the news- I thought for sure it was a joke at first. Needless to say, OT.com has grown far beyond the three original movies in its edits, technical discussion, and preservation of other Star Wars material. All this announcement means is hopefully that we'll have great source material to work with. Obviously, as this is a bare bones release, there's a lot that can still be done (a mono mix and original PCM stereo version, for example).

All I have to say is this: Lucas is a shrewd businessman. If he had told us he was going to release the OOT on DVD to begin with, his Special Edition sales would have suffered- big time. I'm just glad that I didn't buy the DVD's until the real deal was released.

Long live the original Star Wars trilogy.