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...John R. Clifford, owner of the Green Street Grill in Central Square, said he is satisfied by the amended ordinance...
...most damning -- and noteworthy -- critiques are coming from a crop of new books written by people who have spent a few years (or in some cases a few decades) in cyberspace and know whereof they speak. One of them is Clifford Stoll-a gangly, wild-haired astronomer who got his first modem in 1971 and jacked it into the Internet's precursor, the Arpanet. His 1989 book The Cuckoo's Egg, which told how he used the Net to trap some German hacker spies, was the first Internet-related best seller. How does he feel now about the place...
...great majority of the restaurateurs would rather see not change at all," said John R. Clifford, owner of the Green Street Grill. "They'll probably go along with a compromise, although I think it's clear that the current ordinance works. You really don't need a new ordinance...
...Clifford has spearheaded a petition effort against the ordinance, saying it would cause diners to eat in nearby Boston and Brookline, which have more lax restrictions...
...Clifford organized a petition drive with more than 5,000 signatures, urging the council to maintain the current laws. In addition, more than 1,000 letters have been sent to City Hall opposing the restrictions...