# fail0verflow/hbc

The Homebrew Channel - open source edition

Repository: https://github.com/fail0verflow/hbc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hbc
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-05-09T06:24:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 20, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3570, "days_push": 481, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1017, forks 143 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.586340+00:00)

## What it is
The Homebrew Channel for the Nintendo Wii, an open-source loader that lets users install and run homebrew applications on a Wii console. It is written in C and was a foundational tool of the Wii homebrew community.

## Use cases
- install homebrew apps on a wii
- run custom software on wii console
- load wii homebrew games and emulators
- wii homebrew channel installer
- launch unsigned code on wii

## When to choose
- you want to study the source of the classic Wii homebrew loader
- you maintain legacy Wii homebrew setups

## When to avoid
- starting new Wii homebrew development, since the repo is archived and its libogc dependency has serious copyright problems
- you need a legally clean toolchain, as libogc contains code copied from the Nintendo SDK and RTEMS

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, embedded-systems, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, cpp, c
- tags: wii, homebrew, nintendo, gamecube, archived, reverse-engineering

## Member repositories
- fail0verflow/hbc (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.586340+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:12.144689+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fail0verflow/hbc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.586340+00:00, sha c5b5753236aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.