Oldfan said:

I wouldn't hold your breath for that home-made conversion you're hoping for. I've already seen one done for the OT and it looked awful. Home-made conversions are terrible, hell the major studios can barely get it done well.

While I also wouldn't advise holding your breath, I wouldn't give up on the homebrew stuff either. Chances are it will be better than what Lucasfilm does, or at least it will be close. And that's your only chance of getting something other than the latest special edition anyhow.