nullRef, since we had to add that kludge to 0.8.0
diff --git a/include/json/value.h b/include/json/value.h
index efc34ac..0c507a3 100644
--- a/include/json/value.h
+++ b/include/json/value.h
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
   typedef Json::LargestUInt LargestUInt;
   typedef Json::ArrayIndex ArrayIndex;
 
-  static const Value& null;
+  static const Value& null;  ///! We regret this reference to a global instance; prefer the simpler Value().
+  static const Value& nullRef;  ///! just a kludge for binary-compatibility; same as null
   /// Minimum signed integer value that can be stored in a Json::Value.
   static const LargestInt minLargestInt;
   /// Maximum signed integer value that can be stored in a Json::Value.