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This is one of the least crazy and nicest riders I've ever read.

• _delirium 15y ago
  It's also nicely explicit and consists of a lot of "tell me if you plan to do [x] up front so we can agree or disagree". The more common "policy" is for speakers to not list all these things in advance, but then threaten to pull out at the last minute when they find out they were paired with another keynote speaker they don't like, causing mad panics to smooth things over or find replacements.
  • ethank 15y ago
    That is what is so great about it: it's specific. If you look at the smoking gun's archive, you'll see the more seasoned touring bands have the same level of specificity. When you are respected, in demand, etc you know how people will screw you and prevent it in writing.
• jsavimbi 15y ago
  > This is one of the least crazy and nicest riders I've ever read. If it were written by a spoiled, tantrum-prone twelve-year old. The whole thing reads as a set of instructions to the babysitter. My senses tell me that rms has an additional rider for his hosts as it applies to bath time as well.
  • ethank 15y ago
    I rather thing you are either trolling or do not know the specifics on "for hire" work when it comes to either: a) performing b) speaking c) creating value around information and how you disseminate it (RMS' case) Riders are there to ensure every edge case is accounted for, especially with people who do things like this often. The apt comparison is how you keep your desk at work. What if you arrived tomorrow and someone had moved your keyboard around, changed your mouse and messed up the calibration of your monitor?