> "Let's decide this when we need it"
Right. This is the time as we are trying to add fault domain info to the
cookie.
> to make a flag in the metadata store that we flip to enable it.
Right I do recall the same. But given your proposal in this thread, all
readers try to read in binary format,
> What is our plan to move forward with binary format?
I've not plans regarding it. Moving forward with it will happen when
someone comes with a metadata change which will break text metadata
users (i.e. almost any metadata change).
> Anyone using binary format in production? even for new
