Can someone comment on the double message i think i find in the spec?

There is a the specification of max number of channels in stream info
chapter 8.2

u(3)   | (number of channels)-1.  FLAC supports from 1 to  |
      |        | 8 channels.


In chapter 8.6.2

A WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE_CHANNEL_MASK field of 0x0 can be used to
   indicate that none of the audio channels of a file correlate with
   speaker positions.  This is the case when audio needs to be decoded
   into speaker positions (e.g.  Ambisonics B-format audio) or when a
   multitrack recording is contained.


.....

What does this mean?

Is it that ambisonics cannot be streamed in second or third order with flac?


In todays widebandwith internet this feels a bit too restrictive, is
it a Dolby business thing?


https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-cellar-flac/

Any information or ideas about this?

Bosse Sandholm
Ambisonics hobbyist.
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