Well it was reasonable not to expect Lucas to go that far. After all, you'd think it wouldn't be plausible for a revered filmmaker to try to erase classic movies that made him famous.

And I can understand somebody (like Blackjack) being pissed off that the 1997 SE doesn't get a dvd release. Because though I revile the SE I consider it important for study and the 1997 SE is a turning point stage in Lucas's creative development. That awful 1997 Jabba is crucial for showing where Lucas was at when he rejected the real Star Wars and went off on the path that eventually led to the debacle of ROTS. I have the 1997 SE on VHS.