there's been a huge discussion about the change back at decknique, so you can look that one up if you want to read all the different thoughts on this topic, but let me tell you it all sums up to this:
no one really knows wheather it's sleight of hand or edited
no one knows when or if it's ever gonna be released, but someone at decknique claimed to received an email from daniel (after asking him about the release) saying that he can't release it until 2009 due to some weird copyright issues. i also recall reading something at daniels website some time ago saying something about a release in his next lecture notes "three", but since this information has vanished from his site, i don't know wheather it's true or not.
at least daniel madison has achieved one thing with his change:
making alot of people talk and think about it without actually saying anything about it himself. pretty mysterious, and yet very annoying at the same time.
i'd also like to hear from mr madison himself, so let's hope for a comment on this endless topic!