BSD alternatives, user-end applications
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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.
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PDF creation
Word Document
Science and Math
- math/sage GPL replaces Matlab, Mathematica, Magma, Maple
Database
- databases/sqlitebrowser - graphical SQLite database
Desktop
BSD style desktops/window managers with BSD/MIT/ISC/Apache compatible licenses. Primary dependencies are BSD based.
- x11-wm/ctwm twm extension
- x11-wm/cwm Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager
- x11-wm/dwm uses c programming language for custom desktop configuration
- x11-wm/fluxbox is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD
- x11-wm/matwm2
- x11-wm/mcwm based on ctwm, evilwm, tinywm
- x11-wm/spectrwm tiling window manager. based on dwm and xmonad
- x11-wm/wmfs floating and tile window manager
- x11-wm/wmii
- x11/lumina desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
Ports management
Port management programs with minimal dependencies and MIT/BSD style licenses.
- ports-mgmt/pchecker - checks the ports tree for errors
- ports-mgmt/portfind - search for ports. portfind relies on perl.
- ports-mgmt/portmaster - upgrade ports. portmaster has no dependencies
- ports-mgmt/portsearch - search for ports. has no dependencies.
