IRiffs Takes MST3k Open Source

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 25, 2008 @01:24AM 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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Re:Open Source? by gEvil+(beta) · 2008-08-25 01:57 · 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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