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

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

• x11-wm/ctwm - twm extension
• x11-wm/cwm - Calm Window Manager is OpenBSD's default window manager.
• x11-wm/dwm
• x11-wm/fluxbox is based on now abandoned blackbox which was developed for FreeBSD.
• x11-wm/golem - FreeBSD window manager
• 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.

• 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.