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==PDF creation==
 
==PDF creation==
* Print/scribus
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* {{port|Print/scribus}}
  
 
==Word Document==
 
==Word Document==
* Editors/abiword
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* {{port|editors/abiword}}
  
 
==Science and Math==
 
==Science and Math==
* Math/sage (GPL) replaces Matlab, Mathematica, Magma, Maple
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* {{port|math/sage}} (GPL) replaces Matlab, Mathematica, Magma, Maple
  
 
==Database==
 
==Database==
* Databases/sqlitebrowser - graphical SQLite database
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* {{port|databases/sqlitebrowser}} - graphical SQLite database
  
 
==Desktop==
 
==Desktop==
 
BSD style desktops/window managers with BSD/MIT compatible licenses.
 
BSD style desktops/window managers with BSD/MIT compatible licenses.
  
* ctwm - twm extension
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* {{port|x11-wm/ctwm}} - twm extension
* cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
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* {{port|x11-wm/cwm}} - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
* dwm
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* {{port|x11-wm/dwm}}
* fluxbox is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD.
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* {{port|x11-wm/fluxbox}} is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD.
* golem - FreeBSD window manager
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* {{port|x11-wm/golem}} - FreeBSD window manager
* hs-xmonad - xmonad is a haskell based tiling window manager
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* {{port|x11-wm/matwm2}}
* lumina - desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
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* {{port|x11-wm/mcwm}} - based on ctwm, evilwm, tinywm
* matwm2
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* {{port|x11-wm/spectrwm}} - tiling window manager. based on dwm and xmonad
* mcwm - based on ctwm, evilwm, tinywm
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* {{port|x11-wm/wmfs}} - floating and tile window manager
* spectrwm - tiling window manager. based on dwm and xmonad
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* {{port|x11-wm/wmii}}
* wmfs - floating and tile window manager
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* {{port|x11/lumina}} - desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
* wmii
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==Ports management==
 
==Ports management==

Revision as of 01:59, 30 October 2015

Here are common BSD, other non-proprietary, and select proprietary licensed equivalents for common user-end application needs. Many listed programs are for desktop applications.

Contents

PDF creation

Word Document

Science and Math

  • math/sage (GPL) replaces Matlab, Mathematica, Magma, Maple

Database

Desktop

BSD style desktops/window managers with BSD/MIT compatible licenses.

Ports management

Port management programs with minimal dependencies and MIT/BSD style licenses.

  • pchecker - checks the ports tree for errors
  • portfind - search for ports. portfind relies on perl.
  • portmaster - upgrade ports. portmaster has no dependencies
  • portsearch - search for ports. has no dependencies.
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