Character versus binary naming
n Character versus binary protocols remains an area
of contention – preferred naming often follows this
decision.
n Current work on "Fast Web Services" in ITU-T can
be stated as "binary encodings for Web Services
exchanges"
n Fast Web Services may or may not gain acceptance
against XML (character-based) encodings for Web
Services, but it is a fight worth fighting! Please fight!
n Historically, ITU-T (CCITT before it) has backed
both binary *and* character-based naming horses.