[texhax] Unexpected behaviour with spacing in moderncv class

[cdep.illabout at gmail.com]

When using the moderncv class, the resulting pdf has an unexpectedly
large gap underneath the very first section heading.

It only happens when \quote is not defined.  It seems to happen
depending on whether or not I leave an empty space between the
\maketitle command and the very first \section command.  If I do not
leave an empty space between the two, there is an (ugly) large gap
between the first section heading and the cvline underneath it.  If
there is an empty space between \maketitle command and the first
\section command, it looks fine.

To illustrate exactly what I mean, I have attached four latex files
and the four resulting pdfs, with all possible combinations of (1) a
blank space or no blank space between \maketitle and \section, and (2)
\quote being defined or undefined.

Am I naive for expecting that these will all come out the same, and
not realizing there may be differences?  Or is this a problem with the
moderncv class?
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