BSD alternatives, user-end applications

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.

PDF creation

• Print/scribus

Word Document

• Editors/abiword

Science and Math

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

Database

• Databases/sqlitebrowser - graphical SQLite database

Desktop

Category x11-wm by license.

BSD

• bspwm
• cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
• enlightenment
• euclid-wm
• golem - FreeBSD window manager
• herbstluftwm
• hs-xmonad
• i3 - tiling window manager
• lumina - desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
• wmfs

MIT

• fluxbox is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD.
• compton
• ctwm
• dwm
• e16
• matwm2
• qtile
• vtwm
• wmii

Ports management

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

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