Erikstormtrooper said:

If Lucas released what Matt_S is proposing, my guess is that 99% of Star Wars fans would be cool with it. The 1% that still clamored for a pure unaltered release would look pretty ungrateful to the other 99%. Regardless of right or wrong, I think that's a valid observation.

Its an observation I regret having made though because as folks like Harmy have said in this thread, the easiest and best option is to simply release a restored, cleaned, completely unaltered version. It leaves no room for argument or interpretation and nobody would have to look ungrateful.