On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:34:37PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> 
> You're right.  We should have documented this better.  Perhaps by mentioning
> it in NEWS and in the release announcement.  Sorry about that.

And in spite of that, both versions comply with the letter of the Multiboot
specification.  Always keep in mind, when implementing a standard you must
follow the text and not the reference implementation.  Never make any
assumptions about what an implementation can do other than what is
explicitly described in the text.

-- 
Robert Millan

  The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
  how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
  still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."


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