5 The change log of this specification

0.7
  • Multiboot Standard is renamed to Multiboot Specification.
  • Graphics fields are added to Multiboot header.
  • BIOS drive information, BIOS configuration table, the name of a boot loader, APM information, and graphics information are added to Multiboot information.
  • Rewritten in Texinfo format.
  • Rewritten, using more strict words.
  • The maintainer changes to the GNU GRUB maintainer team , from Bryan Ford and Erich Stefan Boleyn.
  • The byte order of the ‘boot_device’ in Multiboot information is reversed. This was a mistake.
  • The offset of the address fields were wrong.
  • The format is adapted to a newer Texinfo, and the version number is specified more explicitly in the title.
0.6
  • A few wording changes.
  • Header checksum.
  • Classification of machine state passed to an operating system.
0.5
  • Name change.
0.4
  • Major changes plus HTMLification.