This was actually fixed for the previous alpha.

merwok · merwok · commit 0cfba09b097d · 2010-11-08T21:48:23.000Z
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
-- Issue #2236: distutils' mkpath ignored the mode parameter.
-
 - Issue #10321: Added support for binary data to smtplib.SMTP.sendmail,
   and a new method send_message to send an email.message.Message object.
 
@@ -421,6 +419,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #2236: distutils' mkpath ignored the mode parameter.
+
 - Fix typo in one sdist option (medata-check).
 
 - Issue #9199: Fix incorrect use of distutils.cmd.Command.announce.
