The article can come off a bit as if the author is being 'the better man' and forgiving Lucas; that's generous and all, but that requires for him to have held Lucas' 'transgressions' against him on a personal level.
Listen, I'd like to see the originals restored as much as the ne... Almost as much as the next person. And yes yes, the prequels. But for me, that just doesn't translate into some kind of personal grudge.