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==Desktop==
 
==Desktop==
Category x11-wm by license.
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BSD style desktops with BSD/MIT compatible licenses.
  
===BSD===
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* ctwm - twm extension
* bspwm
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* cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
 
* cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
* enlightenment
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* dwm
* euclid-wm
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* fluxbox is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD.
 
* golem - FreeBSD window manager
 
* golem - FreeBSD window manager
* herbstluftwm
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* hs-xmonad - haskell based tiling window manager
* hs-xmonad
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* i3 - tiling window manager
 
* i3 - tiling window manager
 
* lumina - desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
 
* 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
 
* matwm2
* qtile
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* mcwm - based on ctwm, evilwm, tinywm
* vtwm
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* spectrwm - tiling window manager
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* wmfs - floating and tile window manager
 
* wmii
 
* wmii
  

Revision as of 06:56, 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

BSD style desktops with BSD/MIT compatible licenses.

  • ctwm - twm extension
  • cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
  • dwm
  • fluxbox is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD.
  • golem - FreeBSD window manager
  • hs-xmonad - haskell based tiling window manager
  • i3 - tiling window manager
  • lumina - desktop built for FreeBSD, it uses fluxbox and relies on the qt toolkit
  • matwm2
  • mcwm - based on ctwm, evilwm, tinywm
  • spectrwm - tiling window manager
  • wmfs - floating and tile window manager
  • wmii

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.
Personal tools