If mainstream star wars fandom is the original versions being buried and destroyed and only available in sixteen year old laserdisc quality i want nothing to do with the mainstream.

The same people who back up Lucas on cutting up the original negative which is almost never done.

I can only think of a couple other examples Like the oneg for the premiere cut of Metropolis being altered, or Goldfinger.

How much money did the original star wars trilogy make for Lucas?

I mean we can't even get a barebones straight up transfer of an original print or whatever else is available as a source outside the original negative. How Much would a bare bones transfer to dvd in anamorphic cost?

And if Lucas does not want to do he can still reap benefits from the profits if he gave it over to a film archive like AFI, or give it to criterion.

I am sure there are people all over the world who love the original films and would offer their Prefessional services for free to restore these films. Get an archival print, dvd or blu ray made.

Lucas hates the originals imho, he hates them even more because people hated the prequels and special editions and will never allow them on any modern format in anything approaching acceptable standards.