# face-hh/webx

An alternative for the World Wide Web - browse websites such as buss://yippie.rizz made in HTML, CSS and Lua. Custom web browser, custom HTML rendering engine, custom search engine, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/face-hh/webx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webx
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-06-29T13:23:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 62
- inputs: {"age_days": 868, "days_push": 795, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1928, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.895673+00:00)

## What it is
Web X (Bussin Web X) is an alternative to the World Wide Web, comprising a custom Rust/GTK browser (Bussin Napture), a custom HTML/CSS/Lua rendering engine, a custom DNS with novel top-level domains, and a search engine. Sites on this network use the buss:// scheme instead of http(s):// and are built with HTML, CSS, and Lua rather than JavaScript.

## Use cases
- browse an alternative web with buss:// URLs
- build websites using HTML, CSS, and Lua instead of JavaScript
- register custom domains with alternative top-level domains like .rizz or .dev
- search the Web X network with its built-in search engine
- experiment with a custom browser and rendering engine written in Rust

## When to choose
- you want to explore or build sites on the alternative buss:// web
- you prefer Lua over JavaScript for site scripting
- you want a lightweight custom browser built in Rust with GTK
- you're curious about alternative DNS and search infrastructure

## When to avoid
- you need to browse the regular World Wide Web - it only serves buss:// sites
- you need production-grade browser security, standards compliance, or JavaScript support
- you need a mature, well-tested browser for daily use
- you're on a platform without install support or don't want to compile from Rust source

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, interpreter, templating, gui
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform
- tags: alternative-web, custom-browser, lua-scripting, custom-dns, html-engine, novelty-project, browser, internet, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- face-hh/webx (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.895673+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 2026-08-30T03:09:07.350165+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/face-hh/webx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.895673+00:00, sha 4b8545bb0803)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.