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IRiffs Takes MST3k Open Source

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-your-friends-are-clearly-funnier-then-the-professionals dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Michael J. Nelson started up Rifftrax as a 2nd act to his stint as host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and now they're making their website open to anyone and everyone who thinks they're funny with iRiffs — allowing people to upload their own comedy commentary tracks and charge whatever they want. They've already got a few would-be groups online, including one who takes the open source a step further — soliciting jokes from listeners and combining submissions into a final product."

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  1. Re:Open Source? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    So how exactly is this "open source"?

    Because it uses a closed source program to play the proprietary .riff files along with the patent-encumbered MPEG2 files on the copyrighted DVD. Duh!

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  2. Re:Fine, but by spookymonster · · Score: 3, Funny

    And the end result is you wind up with a few gems, maybe, sloshing around in a sea of crap... And you can't rely on popularity rankings to tell the good from the bad.

    So it's just like TV?

    No.... Slashdot.

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