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* Databases/sqlitebrowser - graphical SQLite database
 
* Databases/sqlitebrowser - graphical SQLite database
  
==Window Managers==
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==Desktop==
 
Category x11-wm by license.
 
Category x11-wm by license.
  
===BSD3CLAUSE===
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===BSD===
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* bspwm
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* cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
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* enlightenment
 
* euclid-wm
 
* euclid-wm
 
* golem - FreeBSD window manager
 
* golem - FreeBSD window manager
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* herbstluftwm
 
* hs-xmonad
 
* hs-xmonad
 
* i3 - tiling window manager
 
* i3 - tiling window manager
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* lumina - desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
 
* wmfs
 
* wmfs
 
===BSD2CLAUSE===
 
* bspwm
 
* cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
 
* enlightenment
 
* herbstluftwm
 
  
 
===MIT===
 
===MIT===
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* vtwm
 
* vtwm
 
* wmii
 
* wmii
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==Ports management==
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Port management programs with minimal dependencies and MIT/BSD style licenses.
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* portfind - search for ports. portfind relies on perl.
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* portmaster - upgrade ports. portmaster has no dependencies
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* pchecker - checks the ports tree for errors
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* portsearch - search for ports. has no dependencies.
  
 
[[category:Linux Equivalents]]
 
[[category:Linux Equivalents]]

Revision as of 00:15, 28 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

  • 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.
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