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| − | Many programs are ported to GNU/Linux, before they are ported to FreeBSD, so here is an inconclusive list of BSD style equivalents of GNU programs. GNU licensed programs are generally allowed to be used in pkg and ports, but BSD and compatible licensed programs will be listed. Not always can a BSD dependency be a drop-in replacement for a GNU or other style of dependency without patches. Alternative programs are not always immediately compatible either, and it may have to be tested for compatibility. The subject may include other non-proprietary, including MIT and | + | Many programs are ported to GNU/Linux, before they are ported to FreeBSD, so here is an inconclusive list of BSD style equivalents of GNU programs. GPL (GNU) licensed programs are generally allowed to be used in pkg and ports, but BSD and compatible licensed programs will be listed. Not always can a BSD dependency be a drop-in replacement for a GNU or other style of dependency without patches. Alternative programs are not always immediately compatible either, and it may have to be tested for compatibility. The subject may include other non-proprietary, including MIT, Apache and GPL, licensed programs. Alternative programs may not have the full range of functionality or capability. |
| + | ==Compilers== | ||
| + | * Clang is the BSD alternative to GNU's GCC - not all programs will build by both compilers | ||
| + | ==Hardware== | ||
| + | * DEVD, which is native to FreeBSD, is not an exact replacement for HAL. The two programs are fundamentally or functionally different. DEVD cannot simply drop in and replace HAL, unless the source code or a patch accommodates it. | ||
| + | ==Dependencies== | ||
| + | ===Network security=== | ||
| + | * GNUTLS (GPL, LGPL); OPENSSL (Apache); NSS (Mozilla); POLARSSL (GPL); WOLFSSL (GPL); LibreSSL (BSD) | ||
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| + | ==Closing== | ||
| + | The license version may not always be mentioned here. Newer versions of a license are not always compatible with BSD the way an older version of a license is. | ||
[[Category:Linux Equivalents]] | [[Category:Linux Equivalents]] | ||
[[Category:Ports and Packages]] | [[Category:Ports and Packages]] | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 7 August 2015
Many programs are ported to GNU/Linux, before they are ported to FreeBSD, so here is an inconclusive list of BSD style equivalents of GNU programs. GPL (GNU) licensed programs are generally allowed to be used in pkg and ports, but BSD and compatible licensed programs will be listed. Not always can a BSD dependency be a drop-in replacement for a GNU or other style of dependency without patches. Alternative programs are not always immediately compatible either, and it may have to be tested for compatibility. The subject may include other non-proprietary, including MIT, Apache and GPL, licensed programs. Alternative programs may not have the full range of functionality or capability.
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Compilers
- Clang is the BSD alternative to GNU's GCC - not all programs will build by both compilers
Hardware
- DEVD, which is native to FreeBSD, is not an exact replacement for HAL. The two programs are fundamentally or functionally different. DEVD cannot simply drop in and replace HAL, unless the source code or a patch accommodates it.
Dependencies
Network security
- GNUTLS (GPL, LGPL); OPENSSL (Apache); NSS (Mozilla); POLARSSL (GPL); WOLFSSL (GPL); LibreSSL (BSD)
Closing
The license version may not always be mentioned here. Newer versions of a license are not always compatible with BSD the way an older version of a license is.
