Very cool and interesting bit from the letter, Mielr! I take it as encouraging. Remember that Lucas took an active interest in seeing the Phantom Editor's cut of TPM? I think he might actually like to see the activity and the different takes people have on his films.

In prepping for the final edit of my version of Episode 3, I was surprised to find that the deleted scenes were mixed in full 5.1 surround. Not that that is proof, but it is an interesting treatment for material which is in no way insertable into the main movie when you watch it on the official DVD. Almost seems like an invitation to play around with the stuff.

Edit : Now if only he'd do a release like that for the GOUT.