I think we should all be jumping for joy that they were released now.
I remember at one point Lucas said that he wasn't going to release the original trilogy to DVD until ALL THREE prequels were out and on DVD themselves. I found that logic quite, um, annoying.
I personally think he was brilliant for releasing them when he did. Getting people revved up for Revenge of the Sith. Although on the other hand he still would have gotten people excited had he released the DVD set sometime early next year. Anyways, just my tired mind rambling
For those who have seen Return of the Jedi on the new DVD set, what did you think of the "change" Lucas made? If you don't feel comfortable discussing it on this board (for fear of ruining it for someone else, although like I mentioned early I found out about three weeks ago courtesy of The Arizona Republic. LOL) give me a PM I would love to hear what other fans think about it.