treewide: Remove indefinite article from meta.description

nix run nixpkgs#silver-searcher -- -G '\.nix$' -0l 'description.*"[Aa]n?' pkgs \ | xargs -0 nix run nixpkgs#gnused -- -i '' -Ee 's/(description.*")[Aa]n? (.)/\1\U\2/'
author: Alexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net> 2024-06-07 09:46:46 +0200
committer: Alexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net> 2024-06-09 23:07:45 +0200
commit: 755b915a158c9d588f08e9b08da9f7f3422070cc (patch)
tree: ed9d7ce9b076a21bc5893e366341188c26281e6c /pkgs/applications/networking
parent: bf995e3641950f4183c1dd9010349263dfa0123b (diff)
215 files changed, 218 insertions, 218 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/browsh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/browsh/default.nix
index 2eeef882d6307..29ddb1475ed9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/browsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/browsh/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A fully-modern text-based browser, rendering to TTY and browsers";
+    description = "Fully-modern text-based browser, rendering to TTY and browsers";
     mainProgram = "browsh";
     homepage = "https://www.brow.sh/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kalbasit siraben ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/castor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/castor/default.nix
index f02ae0f6e05e3..78e2791c1bb45 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/castor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/castor/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   useNextest = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A graphical client for plain-text protocols written in Rust with GTK. It currently supports the Gemini, Gopher and Finger protocols";
+    description = "Graphical client for plain-text protocols written in Rust with GTK. It currently supports the Gemini, Gopher and Finger protocols";
     mainProgram = "castor";
     homepage = "https://sr.ht/~julienxx/Castor";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix
index 24811cc336b6a..5b77afaaf3ebb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ mkChromiumDerivation (base: rec {
   requiredSystemFeatures = [ "big-parallel" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An open source web browser from Google"
+    description = "Open source web browser from Google"
       + lib.optionalString ungoogled ", with dependencies on Google web services removed";
     longDescription = ''
       Chromium is an open source web browser from Google that aims to build a
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/eolie/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/eolie/default.nix
index 8649969d8c30a..69c3fdbfbca0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/eolie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/eolie/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   strictDeps = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A new GNOME web browser";
+    description = "New GNOME web browser";
     mainProgram = "eolie";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/eolie";
     license  = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix
index f52a828e199b4..90154b4a9fd57 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     meta = {
       changelog = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/${version}/releasenotes/";
-      description = "A web browser built from Firefox source tree";
+      description = "Web browser built from Firefox source tree";
       homepage = "http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/";
       maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ lovesegfault hexa ];
       platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
     meta = {
       changelog = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}beta/releasenotes/";
-      description = "A web browser built from Firefox Beta Release source tree";
+      description = "Web browser built from Firefox Beta Release source tree";
       homepage = "http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/";
       maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jopejoe1 ];
       platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
     meta = {
       changelog = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}beta/releasenotes/";
-      description = "A web browser built from Firefox Developer Edition source tree";
+      description = "Web browser built from Firefox Developer Edition source tree";
       homepage = "http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/";
       maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jopejoe1 ];
       platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
     meta = {
       changelog = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/${lib.removeSuffix "esr" version}/releasenotes/";
-      description = "A web browser built from Firefox Extended Support Release source tree";
+      description = "Web browser built from Firefox Extended Support Release source tree";
       homepage = "http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/";
       maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hexa ];
       platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/floorp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/floorp/default.nix
index 30c7d10fb025e..9541153d8cc1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/floorp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/floorp/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   updateScript = ./update.sh;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A fork of Firefox, focused on keeping the Open, Private and Sustainable Web alive, built in Japan";
+    description = "Fork of Firefox, focused on keeping the Open, Private and Sustainable Web alive, built in Japan";
     homepage = "https://floorp.app/";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ christoph-heiss ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/gmni/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/gmni/default.nix
index 51dc9a3df53d2..a17cdab086651 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/gmni/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/gmni/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Gemini client";
+    description = "Gemini client";
     homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/gmni";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bsima jb55 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ladybird/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ladybird/default.nix
index 98b99e17f93db..85d85ba2476b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ladybird/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ladybird/default.nix
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A browser using the SerenityOS LibWeb engine with a Qt or Cocoa GUI";
+    description = "Browser using the SerenityOS LibWeb engine with a Qt or Cocoa GUI";
     homepage = "https://ladybird.dev";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fgaz ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lagrange/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lagrange/default.nix
index 7892ac2b85454..7a486ec65fe93 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lagrange/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lagrange/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Beautiful Gemini Client";
+    description = "Beautiful Gemini Client";
     homepage = "https://gmi.skyjake.fi/lagrange/";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/librewolf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/librewolf/default.nix
index 6a1d59858d80e..04c253f7d4f1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/librewolf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/librewolf/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ in
   inherit (librewolf-src) extraConfigureFlags extraPatches extraPostPatch extraPassthru;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom";
+    description = "Fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom";
     homepage = "https://librewolf.net/";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda squalus ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/links2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/links2/default.nix
index f032d54db348a..cbf4f538c4286 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/links2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/links2/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://links.twibright.com/";
-    description = "A small browser with some graphics support";
+    description = "Small browser with some graphics support";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
     mainProgram = "links";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/litebrowser/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/litebrowser/default.nix
index 0c2c2b2e9b3c2..b46bde36cb961 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/litebrowser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/litebrowser/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.cc.isClang;  # https://github.com/litehtml/litebrowser-linux/issues/19
-    description = "A simple browser based on the litehtml engine";
+    description = "Simple browser based on the litehtml engine";
     mainProgram = "litebrowser";
     homepage = "https://github.com/litehtml/litebrowser-linux";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
index 88943ae846380..88eb19146e8f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A text-mode web browser";
+    description = "Text-mode web browser";
     homepage = "https://lynx.invisible-island.net/";
     mainProgram = "lynx";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix
index 36f669439d000..cd1b78fc2980f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.netsurf-browser.org/";
-    description = "A free, open source, small web browser";
+    description = "Free, open source, small web browser";
     mainProgram = "netsurf-gtk3";
     longDescription = ''
       NetSurf is a free, open source web browser. It is written in C and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/palemoon/bin.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/palemoon/bin.nix
index 4e648d00919f4..1052bb750102b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/palemoon/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/palemoon/bin.nix
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.palemoon.org/";
-    description = "An Open Source, Goanna-based web browser focusing on efficiency and customization";
+    description = "Open Source, Goanna-based web browser focusing on efficiency and customization";
     longDescription = ''
       Pale Moon is an Open Source, Goanna-based web browser focusing on
       efficiency and customization.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/default.nix
index ad1b9a51a4432..ec31a8d1a39c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple web browser based on WebKitGTK";
+    description = "Simple web browser based on WebKitGTK";
     mainProgram = "surf";
     longDescription = ''
       surf is a simple web browser based on WebKitGTK. It is able to display
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vimb/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vimb/default.nix
index a78fcf36f3840..1c15d89eded59 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vimb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vimb/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A Vim-like browser";
+    description = "Vim-like browser";
     mainProgram = "vimb";
     longDescription = ''
       A fast and lightweight vim like web browser based on the webkit web
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix
index 0e7be253a32e3..4a4244107db46 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = ./update-vivaldi.sh;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Browser for our Friends, powerful and personal";
+    description = "Browser for our Friends, powerful and personal";
     homepage    = "https://vivaldi.com";
     license     = licenses.unfree;
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
index 5d2ea47b34c65..acfd83f560867 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://w3m.sourceforge.net/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/v${version}/ChangeLog";
-    description = "A text-mode web browser";
+    description = "Text-mode web browser";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ anthonyroussel ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix
index c3eadae5048e4..77ed9916e16eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A phone dialer and call handler";
+    description = "Phone dialer and call handler";
     longDescription = "GNOME Calls is a phone dialer and call handler. Setting NixOS option `programs.calls.enable = true` is recommended.";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/calls";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/circumflex/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/circumflex/default.nix
index 7e719e25c04ca..8fce759acff69 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/circumflex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/circumflex/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A command line tool for browsing Hacker News in your terminal";
+    description = "Command line tool for browsing Hacker News in your terminal";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mktip ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/bosh-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/bosh-cli/default.nix
index 8da15d85765ae..aa1e18fd5cd88 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/bosh-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/bosh-cli/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A command line interface to CloudFoundry BOSH";
+    description = "Command line interface to CloudFoundry BOSH";
     homepage = "https://bosh.io";
     changelog = "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-cli/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cmctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cmctl/default.nix
index 14c92f1b773e7..b2162068058e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cmctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cmctl/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A CLI tool for managing cert-manager service on Kubernetes clusters";
+    description = "CLI tool for managing cert-manager service on Kubernetes clusters";
     mainProgram = "cmctl";
     longDescription = ''
       cert-manager adds certificates and certificate issuers as resource types
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/containerpilot/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/containerpilot/default.nix
index 16466afc0af00..eab6288dc65df 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/containerpilot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/containerpilot/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.joyent.com/containerpilot";
-    description = "An application centric micro-orchestrator";
+    description = "Application centric micro-orchestrator";
     mainProgram = "containerpilot";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/fetchit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/fetchit/default.nix
index a113a5c718f0b..263e52fc7c455 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/fetchit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/fetchit/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool to manage the life cycle and configuration of Podman containers";
+    description = "Tool to manage the life cycle and configuration of Podman containers";
     mainProgram = "fetchit";
     longDescription = ''
       FetchIt allows for a GitOps based approach to manage containers running on
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/flink/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/flink/default.nix
index ecdd2303e744d..7a9cc6073633f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/flink/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/flink/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A distributed stream processing framework";
+    description = "Distributed stream processing framework";
     mainProgram = "flink";
     homepage = "https://flink.apache.org";
     downloadPage = "https://flink.apache.org/downloads.html";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/habitat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/habitat/default.nix
index 03f6d79a5387b..6830836a7318e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/habitat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/habitat/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An application automation framework";
+    description = "Application automation framework";
     homepage = "https://www.habitat.sh";
     changelog = "https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hashi-up/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hashi-up/default.nix
index de782bef9af1d..60284c1fec286 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hashi-up/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hashi-up/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-dircE3WlDPsPnF+0wT5RG/c4hC8qPs8NaSGM5wpvVlM=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A lightweight utility to install HashiCorp Consul, Nomad, or Vault on any remote Linux host";
+    description = "Lightweight utility to install HashiCorp Consul, Nomad, or Vault on any remote Linux host";
     mainProgram = "hashi-up";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jsiebens/hashi-up";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-dashboard/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-dashboard/default.nix
index e0603ff721368..1d7a5447f4cd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-dashboard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-dashboard/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=v${version}" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A simplified way of working with Helm";
+    description = "Simplified way of working with Helm";
     mainProgram = "helm-dashboard";
     longDescription = ''
       Helm Dashboard is an open-source project which offers a UI-driven way to view the installed Helm charts,
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-docs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-docs/default.nix
index dfd3f4f08ea94..a087fb84fe6b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-docs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm-docs/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs";
-    description = "A tool for automatically generating markdown documentation for Helm charts";
+    description = "Tool for automatically generating markdown documentation for Helm charts";
     mainProgram = "helm-docs";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sagikazarmark ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/chart-testing/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/chart-testing/default.nix
index 3da904ac5fbc9..a19f5b474f678 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/chart-testing/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/chart-testing/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool for testing Helm charts";
+    description = "Tool for testing Helm charts";
     homepage = "https://github.com/helm/chart-testing";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ atkinschang ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix
index f005f317debc4..986528ee8d983 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/kubernetes/helm";
-    description = "A package manager for kubernetes";
+    description = "Package manager for kubernetes";
     mainProgram = "helm";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rlupton20 edude03 saschagrunert Frostman Chili-Man techknowlogick ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-diff.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-diff.nix
index 6926b5498b4cc..e0bf652558dee 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-diff.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-diff.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildGo122Module rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Helm plugin that shows a diff";
+    description = "Helm plugin that shows a diff";
     homepage = "https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yurrriq ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-mapkubeapis.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-mapkubeapis.nix
index 21cb8b065e7ee..364cea36b3ea2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-mapkubeapis.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-mapkubeapis.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A Helm plugin which maps deprecated or removed Kubernetes APIs in a release to supported APIs";
+    description = "Helm plugin which maps deprecated or removed Kubernetes APIs in a release to supported APIs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/helm/helm-mapkubeapis";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ asl20 ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ aos ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-s3.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-s3.nix
index 87494186377b1..a3b622fc889d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-s3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-s3.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Helm plugin that allows to set up a chart repository using AWS S3";
+    description = "Helm plugin that allows to set up a chart repository using AWS S3";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yurrriq ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-secrets.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-secrets.nix
index 7729ca16881e3..4b215f7f0c1ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-secrets.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-secrets.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Helm plugin that helps manage secrets";
+    description = "Helm plugin that helps manage secrets";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yurrriq ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hetzner-kube/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hetzner-kube/default.nix
index 1519058e8f166..40a0a2a363dbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hetzner-kube/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/hetzner-kube/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A CLI tool for provisioning Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner Cloud";
+    description = "CLI tool for provisioning Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner Cloud";
     mainProgram = "hetzner-kube";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xetys/hetzner-kube";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k0sctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k0sctl/default.nix
index 8cc0697e337aa..faa50adb0b17d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k0sctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k0sctl/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A bootstrapping and management tool for k0s clusters";
+    description = "Bootstrapping and management tool for k0s clusters";
     homepage = "https://k0sproject.io/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "k0sctl";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3d/default.nix
index fcd97875ff809..2731e237d45fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3d/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/k3d-io/k3d/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/k3d-io/k3d/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "A helper to run k3s (Lightweight Kubernetes. 5 less than k8s) in a docker container";
+    description = "Helper to run k3s (Lightweight Kubernetes. 5 less than k8s) in a docker container";
     mainProgram = "k3d";
     longDescription = ''
       k3s is the lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher: rancher/k3s
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
index 9f2909802f911..431e73ece66c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ lib:
 let
 
   baseMeta = with lib; {
-    description = "A lightweight Kubernetes distribution";
+    description = "Lightweight Kubernetes distribution";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     homepage = "https://k3s.io";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix
index 25754e5251077..22875f86c161c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A tool to build container images from a Dockerfile, inside a container or Kubernetes cluster";
+    description = "Tool to build container images from a Dockerfile, inside a container or Kubernetes cluster";
     homepage = "https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kconf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kconf/default.nix
index 8813327a60905..2586b1a07fafb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kconf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kconf/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An opinionated command line tool for managing multiple kubeconfigs";
+    description = "Opinionated command line tool for managing multiple kubeconfigs";
     mainProgram = "kconf";
     homepage = "https://github.com/particledecay/kconf";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kompose/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kompose/default.nix
index 248dcf84e3eda..99c85a484be91 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kompose/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kompose/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool to help users who are familiar with docker-compose move to Kubernetes";
+    description = "Tool to help users who are familiar with docker-compose move to Kubernetes";
     mainProgram = "kompose";
     homepage = "https://kompose.io";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kpt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kpt/default.nix
index 8ae2138907b1a..d7aa86fd7d39e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kpt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kpt/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kpt/run.version=${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A toolkit to help you manage, manipulate, customize, and apply Kubernetes Resource configuration data files";
+    description = "Toolkit to help you manage, manipulate, customize, and apply Kubernetes Resource configuration data files";
     mainProgram = "kpt";
     homepage = "https://googlecontainertools.github.io/kpt/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krane/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krane/default.nix
index 0bb04197a7ee9..9be10f5d2f0fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krane/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krane/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "krane";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A command-line tool that helps you ship changes to a Kubernetes namespace and understand the result";
+    description = "Command-line tool that helps you ship changes to a Kubernetes namespace and understand the result";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Shopify/krane";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Shopify/krane/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krelay/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krelay/default.nix
index 5515d10dfd99b..6c61899e7d5be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krelay/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/krelay/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A drop-in replacement for `kubectl port-forward` with some enhanced features";
+    description = "Drop-in replacement for `kubectl port-forward` with some enhanced features";
     homepage = "https://github.com/knight42/krelay";
     changelog = "https://github.com/knight42/krelay/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktop/default.nix
index 847a58a9c40f9..9bc630b9ccc5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktop/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A top-like tool for your Kubernetes cluster";
+    description = "Top-like tool for your Kubernetes cluster";
     mainProgram = "ktop";
     longDescription = ''
       Following the tradition of Unix/Linux top tools, ktop is a tool that displays useful metrics information about nodes, pods, and other workload resources running in a Kubernetes cluster.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktunnel/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktunnel/default.nix
index 5cbcc6b661b77..f193e4d38e90c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktunnel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ktunnel/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A cli that exposes your local resources to kubernetes ";
+    description = "Cli that exposes your local resources to kubernetes ";
     mainProgram = "ktunnel";
     homepage = "https://github.com/omrikiei/ktunnel";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubecfg/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubecfg/default.nix
index 78f14012707bc..8a2a85943955c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubecfg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubecfg/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool for managing Kubernetes resources as code";
+    description = "Tool for managing Kubernetes resources as code";
     mainProgram = "kubecfg";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kubecfg/kubecfg";
     changelog = "https://github.com/kubecfg/kubecfg/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeconform/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeconform/default.nix
index d850d0fb89a56..4d02d170afef8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeconform/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeconform/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = null;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A FAST Kubernetes manifests validator, with support for Custom Resources!";
+    description = "FAST Kubernetes manifests validator, with support for Custom Resources!";
     mainProgram = "kubeconform";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/yannh/kubeconform/";
     license     = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-explore/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-explore/default.nix
index 66f45ad898a5a..4e27abfefef61 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-explore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-explore/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder";
+    description = "Better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder";
     mainProgram = "kubectl-explore";
     homepage = "https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore";
     changelog = "https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-gadget/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-gadget/default.nix
index 9d8a76335b548..739413144965c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-gadget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-gadget/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "cmd/kubectl-gadget" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A collection of gadgets for troubleshooting Kubernetes applications using eBPF";
+    description = "Collection of gadgets for troubleshooting Kubernetes applications using eBPF";
     mainProgram = "kubectl-gadget";
     homepage = "https://inspektor-gadget.io";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-klock/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-klock/default.nix
index 7bb18112e7727..f04f5034fb827 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-klock/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-klock/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A kubectl plugin to render watch output in a more readable fashion";
+    description = "Kubectl plugin to render watch output in a more readable fashion";
     homepage = "https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock";
     changelog = "https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-ktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-ktop/default.nix
index a7a27e54c065e..289d5bc77d4b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-ktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubectl-ktop/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A top-like tool for your Kubernetes clusters";
+    description = "Top-like tool for your Kubernetes clusters";
     homepage = "https://github.com/vladimirvivien/ktop";
     changelog = "https://github.com/vladimirvivien/ktop/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin-oidc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin-oidc/default.nix
index efd5a6d6f69ae..6a96666829615 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin-oidc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin-oidc/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Kubernetes credential plugin implementing OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication";
+    description = "Kubernetes credential plugin implementing OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication";
     mainProgram = "kubectl-oidc_login";
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin/default.nix
index 43fd319201106..f3b4a96404a9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubelogin/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Kubernetes credential plugin implementing Azure authentication";
+    description = "Kubernetes credential plugin implementing Azure authentication";
     mainProgram = "kubelogin";
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeseal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeseal/default.nix
index 7db64aa5b36d4..af646127fba59 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeseal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeseal/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X main.VERSION=${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Kubernetes controller and tool for one-way encrypted Secrets";
+    description = "Kubernetes controller and tool for one-way encrypted Secrets";
     mainProgram = "kubeseal";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets";
     changelog = "https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/blob/v${version}/RELEASE-NOTES.md";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubespy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubespy/default.nix
index 81a9145327b35..b9e46525f20ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubespy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubespy/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool to observe Kubernetes resources in real time";
+    description = "Tool to observe Kubernetes resources in real time";
     mainProgram = "kubespy";
     homepage = "https://github.com/pulumi/kubespy";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix
index 4e6f0a53f288f..caa2519af57aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An application delivery platform to deploy and operate applications in hybrid, multi-cloud environments";
+    description = "Application delivery platform to deploy and operate applications in hybrid, multi-cloud environments";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/kubevela/kubevela";
     homepage = "https://kubevela.io/";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/levant/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/levant/default.nix
index 937e57204b96d..cd6d25113e728 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/levant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/levant/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An open source templating and deployment tool for HashiCorp Nomad jobs";
+    description = "Open source templating and deployment tool for HashiCorp Nomad jobs";
     mainProgram = "levant";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hashicorp/levant";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix
index edd5a895f3f0a..5ccdb9320bf58 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   passthru.updateScript = (./. + "/update-${channel}.sh");
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple Kubernetes service mesh that improves security, observability and reliability";
+    description = "Simple Kubernetes service mesh that improves security, observability and reliability";
     mainProgram = "linkerd";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/";
     homepage = "https://linkerd.io/";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix
index 9f13b3799bc5c..90f94c459742d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io";
-    description = "A tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally";
+    description = "Tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally";
     mainProgram = "minikube";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ebzzry copumpkin vdemeester atkinschang Chili-Man ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nerdctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nerdctl/default.nix
index 0ef96ddf69a4a..af9c96c6c5eb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nerdctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nerdctl/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "A Docker-compatible CLI for containerd";
+    description = "Docker-compatible CLI for containerd";
     mainProgram = "nerdctl";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ developer-guy jk ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/plugins/nixops-hetznercloud.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/plugins/nixops-hetznercloud.nix
index 0e9a5325141af..6e9a4b742e302 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/plugins/nixops-hetznercloud.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/plugins/nixops-hetznercloud.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater {};
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A NixOps plugin supporting Hetzner Cloud deployments";
+    description = "NixOps plugin supporting Hetzner Cloud deployments";
     homepage = "https://github.com/lukebfox/nixops-hetznercloud";
     license = licenses.lgpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lukebfox ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/unwrapped.nix
index a435c70520efe..7f00babc15e4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nixops/unwrapped.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool for deploying to NixOS machines in a network or cloud";
+    description = "Tool for deploying to NixOS machines in a network or cloud";
     homepage = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixops";
     license = licenses.lgpl3Only;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ aminechikhaoui roberth ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nomad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nomad/default.nix
index 12c13bc44e537..e170919495d3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nomad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/nomad/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ let
 
       meta = with lib; {
         homepage = "https://www.nomadproject.io/";
-        description = "A Distributed, Highly Available, Datacenter-Aware Scheduler";
+        description = "Distributed, Highly Available, Datacenter-Aware Scheduler";
         mainProgram = "nomad";
         inherit license;
         maintainers = with maintainers; [ rushmorem pradeepchhetri techknowlogick cottand ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/pgo-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/pgo-client/default.nix
index 47062588dd61a..c417eb84f879f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/pgo-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/pgo-client/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "cmd/pgo" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A CLI client for Crunchy PostgreSQL Kubernetes Operator";
+    description = "CLI client for Crunchy PostgreSQL Kubernetes Operator";
     homepage = "https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator";
     changelog = "https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/popeye/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/popeye/default.nix
index 547186ec51302..6b9bf60d45307 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/popeye/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/popeye/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Kubernetes cluster resource sanitizer";
+    description = "Kubernetes cluster resource sanitizer";
     mainProgram = "popeye";
     homepage = "https://github.com/derailed/popeye";
     changelog = "https://github.com/derailed/popeye/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix
index 9c8b311cf7cca..1ef34b011ef80 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Kubernetes based CI/CD system";
+    description = "Kubernetes based CI/CD system";
     longDescription = ''
       Prow is a Kubernetes based CI/CD system. Jobs can be triggered by various
       types of events and report their status to many different services. In
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rke/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rke/default.nix
index ebf37e05e5f24..a8155cb8254a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rke/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rke/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/rancher/rke";
-    description = "An extremely simple, lightning fast Kubernetes distribution that runs entirely within containers";
+    description = "Extremely simple, lightning fast Kubernetes distribution that runs entirely within containers";
     mainProgram = "rke";
     changelog = "https://github.com/rancher/rke/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/talosctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/talosctl/default.nix
index 2b148c859e31c..da1086be40164 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/talosctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/talosctl/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false; # no tests
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A CLI for out-of-band management of Kubernetes nodes created by Talos";
+    description = "CLI for out-of-band management of Kubernetes nodes created by Talos";
     mainProgram = "talosctl";
     homepage = "https://www.talos.dev/";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporal/default.nix
index e9492a07ed42c..3bef419324d09 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporal/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A microservice orchestration platform which enables developers to build scalable applications without sacrificing productivity or reliability";
+    description = "Microservice orchestration platform which enables developers to build scalable applications without sacrificing productivity or reliability";
     homepage = "https://temporal.io";
     changelog = "https://github.com/temporalio/temporal/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporalite/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporalite/default.nix
index 5581c1694534e..007daac6bef43 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporalite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/temporalite/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An experimental distribution of Temporal that runs as a single process";
+    description = "Experimental distribution of Temporal that runs as a single process";
     mainProgram = "temporalite";
     homepage = "https://github.com/temporalio/temporalite";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terraform-docs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terraform-docs/default.nix
index 0a07d0e8627ae..1890a26d99c16 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terraform-docs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terraform-docs/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "." ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A utility to generate documentation from Terraform modules in various output formats";
+    description = "Utility to generate documentation from Terraform modules in various output formats";
     mainProgram = "terraform-docs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/terraform-docs/terraform-docs/";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terranix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terranix/default.nix
index 2c42ac08d0591..4eb04c628646f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terranix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/terranix/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A NixOS like terraform-json generator";
+    description = "NixOS like terraform-json generator";
     homepage = "https://terranix.org";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix
index 40511cc74ebc3..482aa416f2d8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildGo122Module rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://timoni.sh";
     changelog = "https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
-    description = "A package manager for Kubernetes, powered by CUE and inspired by Helm";
+    description = "Package manager for Kubernetes, powered by CUE and inspired by Helm";
     mainProgram = "timoni";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ votava ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/davmail/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/davmail/default.nix
index 188eaecd2dc23..c7979cbaa475d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/davmail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/davmail/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Java application which presents a Microsoft Exchange server as local CALDAV, IMAP and SMTP servers";
+    description = "Java application which presents a Microsoft Exchange server as local CALDAV, IMAP and SMTP servers";
     homepage = "https://davmail.sourceforge.net/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/deck/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/deck/default.nix
index afc05ff370808..f35b1e909bb81 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/deck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/deck/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A configuration management and drift detection tool for Kong";
+    description = "Configuration management and drift detection tool for Kong";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Kong/deck";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ liyangau ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/discordo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/discordo/default.nix
index cd3f502156908..9841eb6de2f26 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/discordo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/discordo/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A lightweight, secure, and feature-rich Discord terminal client";
+    description = "Lightweight, secure, and feature-rich Discord terminal client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ayn2op/discordo";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.arian-d ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/dsvpn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/dsvpn/default.nix
index 94000d6f8f973..92f877022adde 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/dsvpn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/dsvpn/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Dead Simple VPN";
+    description = "Dead Simple VPN";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/canto-curses/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/canto-curses/default.nix
index d0a1e2cbce15a..0c69125ebf9f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/canto-curses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/canto-curses/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ canto-daemon ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An ncurses-based console Atom/RSS feed reader";
+    description = "Ncurses-based console Atom/RSS feed reader";
     mainProgram = "canto-curses";
     longDescription = ''
       Canto is an Atom/RSS feed reader for the console that is meant to be
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/castget/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/castget/default.nix
index bf304389bcaee..c3937f996086f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/castget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/castget/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple, command-line based RSS enclosure downloader";
+    description = "Simple, command-line based RSS enclosure downloader";
     mainProgram = "castget";
     longDescription = ''
       castget is a simple, command-line based RSS enclosure downloader. It is
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/default.nix
index edab321b11b0e..def8bfb515200 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/default.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An RSS/Atom feed reader for GNOME";
+    description = "RSS/Atom feed reader for GNOME";
     mainProgram = "gfeeds";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gfeeds";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/listparser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/listparser.nix
index 77aa94a3b863a..7dd2f752598fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/listparser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/gnome-feeds/listparser.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A parser for subscription lists";
+    description = "Parser for subscription lists";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kurtmckee/listparser";
     license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/goeland/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/goeland/default.nix
index 08bdff3bbcfa8..337b09cff3362 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/goeland/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/goeland/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An alternative to rss2email written in golang with many filters";
+    description = "Alternative to rss2email written in golang with many filters";
     mainProgram = "goeland";
     longDescription = ''
       Goeland excels at creating beautiful emails from RSS feeds,
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix
index bd89a2a0a329c..1a8049b4e2a29 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   meta = {
     homepage    = "https://newsboat.org/";
     changelog   = "https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "A fork of Newsbeuter, an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console";
+    description = "Fork of Newsbeuter, an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda nicknovitski ];
     license     = lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms   = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
index f8fcea67a4896..779a811605b7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v."; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop";
+    description = "Modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/rss2email/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/rss2email/default.nix
index 3feabb49602dd..a24325454af57 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/rss2email/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/rss2email/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool that converts RSS/Atom newsfeeds to email";
+    description = "Tool that converts RSS/Atom newsfeeds to email";
     homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rss2email";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ekleog ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/russ/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/russ/default.nix
index fdc0336c316f0..aa0154227c1e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/russ/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/russ/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   ]);
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A TUI RSS reader with vim-like controls and a local-first, offline-first focus";
+    description = "TUI RSS reader with vim-like controls and a local-first, offline-first focus";
     mainProgram = "russ";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ckampfe/russ";
     license = with licenses; [ agpl3Only ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/tuifeed/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/tuifeed/default.nix
index 6ee7a61484458..be76874b2fccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/tuifeed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/tuifeed/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A terminal feed reader with a fancy UI";
+    description = "Terminal feed reader with a fancy UI";
     mainProgram = "tuifeed";
     homepage = "https://github.com/veeso/tuifeed";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/firehol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/firehol/default.nix
index 47b69eaed6eaf..cdff695aa8df5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/firehol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/firehol/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                    lib.optionals onlyQOS [ "--disable-firehol" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A firewall for humans";
+    description = "Firewall for humans";
     longDescription = ''
       FireHOL, an iptables stateful packet filtering firewall for humans!
       FireQOS, a TC based bandwidth shaper for humans!
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gdrive/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gdrive/default.nix
index 2d100e3c21599..a07f25775ff44 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gdrive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gdrive/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/prasmussen/gdrive";
-    description = "A command line utility for interacting with Google Drive";
+    description = "Command line utility for interacting with Google Drive";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.rzetterberg ];
     mainProgram = "gdrive";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/geph/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/geph/default.nix
index 13f500ad9f8dc..32b0fe1462946 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/geph/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/geph/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 let
   version = "4.11.0";
   geph-meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A modular Internet censorship circumvention system designed specifically to deal with national filtering";
+    description = "Modular Internet censorship circumvention system designed specifically to deal with national filtering";
     homepage = "https://geph.io";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ penalty1083 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/giara/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/giara/default.nix
index 77a7777ceff0d..872c869f1691d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/giara/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/giara/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Reddit app, built with Python, GTK and Handy; Created with mobile Linux in mind";
+    description = "Reddit app, built with Python, GTK and Handy; Created with mobile Linux in mind";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dasj19 ];
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/giara";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/go-graft/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/go-graft/default.nix
index 14dbcea6277ba..b57f57081b8c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/go-graft/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/go-graft/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "." ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A command-line tool for one-click proxy in your research and development without installing v2ray or anything else";
+    description = "Command-line tool for one-click proxy in your research and development without installing v2ray or anything else";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mzz2017/gg";
     license = licenses.agpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xyenon ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/google-drive-ocamlfuse/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/google-drive-ocamlfuse/default.nix
index 406c6e547aaaa..5455ce856d522 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/google-drive-ocamlfuse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/google-drive-ocamlfuse/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;
-    description = "A FUSE-based file system backed by Google Drive, written in OCaml";
+    description = "FUSE-based file system backed by Google Drive, written in OCaml";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ obadz ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/geomyidae/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/geomyidae/default.nix
index 442757a8bbe4f..949150ea5f7ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/geomyidae/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/geomyidae/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A gopher daemon for Linux/BSD";
+    description = "Gopher daemon for Linux/BSD";
     mainProgram = "geomyidae";
     homepage = "gopher://bitreich.org/1/scm/geomyidae";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopher/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopher/default.nix
index 09b8f8aafcb31..822acd530749d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopher/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://gopher.quux.org:70/devel/gopher";
-    description = "A ncurses gopher client";
+    description = "Ncurses gopher client";
     platforms = platforms.linux; # clang doesn't like local regex.h
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sternenseemann ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/phetch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/phetch/default.nix
index ed327dab740a7..d8c30a9e6ab40 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/phetch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/phetch/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A quick lil gopher client for your terminal, written in rust";
+    description = "Quick lil gopher client for your terminal, written in rust";
     mainProgram = "phetch";
     longDescription = ''
       phetch is a terminal client designed to help you quickly navigate the gophersphere.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/sacc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/sacc/default.nix
index 2e89930f2b781..dc4ed20d7204e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/sacc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/sacc/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A terminal gopher client";
+    description = "Terminal gopher client";
     mainProgram = "sacc";
     homepage = "gopher://bitreich.org/1/scm/sacc";
     license = licenses.isc;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gossa/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gossa/default.nix
index 13b59f4c4d9df..66f024934b2a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gossa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gossa/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/pldubouilh/gossa";
-    description = "A fast and simple multimedia fileserver";
+    description = "Fast and simple multimedia fileserver";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dsymbol ];
     mainProgram = "gossa";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/hydroxide/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/hydroxide/default.nix
index e06c120490108..c9c54cfe08cda 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/hydroxide/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/hydroxide/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "cmd/hydroxide" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A third-party, open-source ProtonMail bridge";
+    description = "Third-party, open-source ProtonMail bridge";
     homepage = "https://github.com/emersion/hydroxide";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Br1ght0ne ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/hyprspace/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/hyprspace/default.nix
index bf5480911bb5e..77a3107420627 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/hyprspace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/hyprspace/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-EV59sXmjunWs+MC++CwyuBlbWzWZI1YXDLEsOaESgRU=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Lightweight VPN Built on top of Libp2p for Truly Distributed Networks";
+    description = "Lightweight VPN Built on top of Libp2p for Truly Distributed Networks";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hyprspace/hyprspace";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yusdacra ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/suricata/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/suricata/default.nix
index 823a455fe857b..215606c527390 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/suricata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/suricata/default.nix
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A free and open source, mature, fast and robust network threat detection engine";
+    description = "Free and open source, mature, fast and robust network threat detection engine";
     homepage = "https://suricata.io";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/caprine-bin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/caprine-bin/default.nix
index ac3c751ed5cb2..cadfe432b297e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/caprine-bin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/caprine-bin/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ let
   pname = "caprine";
   version = "2.59.1";
   metaCommon = with lib; {
-    description = "An elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app";
+    description = "Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app";
     homepage = "https://sindresorhus.com/caprine";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ShamrockLee ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/chatterino2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/chatterino2/default.nix
index 5b1f1f5740080..43b5e7600bce2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/chatterino2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/chatterino2/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp $src/resources/icon.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/chatterino.png
   '';
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A chat client for Twitch chat";
+    description = "Chat client for Twitch chat";
     mainProgram = "chatterino";
     longDescription = ''
       Chatterino is a chat client for Twitch chat. It aims to be an
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/coyim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/coyim/default.nix
index 47fb0f161063f..94606d6087a8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/coyim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/coyim/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [ glib cairo gdk-pixbuf gtk3 gnome.adwaita-icon-theme ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "a safe and secure chat client";
+    description = "Safe and secure chat client";
     mainProgram = "coyim";
     homepage = "https://coy.im/";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord-screenaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord-screenaudio/default.nix
index aa3bb8277227f..9b4778cfd6a4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord-screenaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord-screenaudio/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A custom discord client that supports streaming with audio on Linux";
+    description = "Custom discord client that supports streaming with audio on Linux";
     mainProgram = "discord-screenaudio";
     homepage = "https://github.com/maltejur/discord-screenaudio";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/maltejur/discord-screenaudio/releases";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
index 2d69022ec35df..66243fe724444 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: builtins.removeAttrs pinData [ "hashes" ] // {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web";
+    description = "Glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web";
     homepage = "https://element.io/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     maintainers = lib.teams.matrix.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/feishu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/feishu/default.nix
index 48a6ba12d1826..4637a0d845b4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/feishu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/feishu/default.nix
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An all-in-one collaboration suite";
+    description = "All-in-one collaboration suite";
     homepage = "https://www.feishu.cn/en/";
     downloadPage = "https://www.feishu.cn/en/#en_home_download_block";
     license = licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/flare-signal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/flare-signal/default.nix
index ea6fb5d4e3bd9..b22963c476a79 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/flare-signal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/flare-signal/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://gitlab.com/schmiddi-on-mobile/flare/-/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "An unofficial Signal GTK client";
+    description = "Unofficial Signal GTK client";
     mainProgram = "flare";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/schmiddi-on-mobile/flare";
     license = lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/franz/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/franz/default.nix
index ec9f0d3691953..e986ff75a34af 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/franz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/franz/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mkFranzDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-zQhZlxr7kyMWx6txDnV+ECBTzVEwnUaBsLWKJy3XYFg=";
   };
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A free messaging app that combines chat & messaging services into one application";
+    description = "Free messaging app that combines chat & messaging services into one application";
     homepage = "https://meetfranz.com";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.free;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hamsket/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hamsket/default.nix
index e535456ccf5ed..7501bfda3ec5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hamsket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hamsket/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ appimageTools.wrapType2 {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A free and open source messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one";
+    description = "Free and open source messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one";
     homepage = "https://github.com/TheGoddessInari/hamsket";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nova-madeline ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/iamb/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/iamb/default.nix
index 03d8b1cc13db1..af2e875411756 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/iamb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/iamb/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Matrix client for Vim addicts";
+    description = "Matrix client for Vim addicts";
     mainProgram = "iamb";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ulyssa/iamb";
     changelog = "https://github.com/ulyssa/iamb/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/mm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/mm/default.nix
index a4f17b6709d11..fd5fd66c66cc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/mm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/mm/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildGoModule {
   vendorHash = "sha256-zJJ9PzQShv2iRNyCg1XVscbwjV9ZtMIojJDtXXm3rVM=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A file system based matrix client";
+    description = "File system based matrix client";
     mainProgram = "mm";
     homepage = "https://git.lost.host/meutraa/mm";
     license = licenses.isc;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pantalaimon/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pantalaimon/default.nix
index 5b5669a3a6a20..f12a51d751913 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pantalaimon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pantalaimon/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An end-to-end encryption aware Matrix reverse proxy daemon";
+    description = "End-to-end encryption aware Matrix reverse proxy daemon";
     homepage = "https://github.com/matrix-org/pantalaimon";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ valodim ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix
index 70cb3a9028df2..ddc52274174d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ glib libappindicator-gtk2 libtool pidgin ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Plugin for Pidgin";
+    description = "AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Plugin for Pidgin";
     homepage = "https://github.com/philipl/pidgin-indicator";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ imalison ];
     license = licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/purple-mm-sms/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/purple-mm-sms/default.nix
index 121ef0231a74e..4989c36d83445 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/purple-mm-sms/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/pidgin-plugins/purple-mm-sms/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/purple-mm-sms";
-    description = "A libpurple plugin for sending and receiving SMS via Modemmanager";
+    description = "Libpurple plugin for sending and receiving SMS via Modemmanager";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
index e38d45a001763..4687fd5f4ac3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta =  with lib; {
     homepage = "http://www.profanity.im/";
-    description = "A console based XMPP client";
+    description = "Console based XMPP client";
     mainProgram = "profanity";
     longDescription = ''
       Profanity is a console based XMPP client written in C using ncurses and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix
index 7745fc9fc9097..d1f0ce3b22859 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://psi-im.org";
-    description = "An XMPP (Jabber) client";
+    description = "XMPP (Jabber) client";
     mainProgram = "psi";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     license = licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/revolt-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/revolt-desktop/default.nix
index 857614962d3e7..d995f81406cbc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/revolt-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/revolt-desktop/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An open source user-first chat platform";
+    description = "Open source user-first chat platform";
     homepage = "https://revolt.chat/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/revoltchat/desktop/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/seren/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/seren/default.nix
index 590a0639dc845..80484114f32fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/seren/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/seren/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple ncurses VoIP program based on the Opus codec";
+    description = "Simple ncurses VoIP program based on the Opus codec";
     mainProgram = "seren";
     longDescription = ''
       Seren is a simple VoIP program based on the Opus codec
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signaldctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signaldctl/default.nix
index d1c152013b57d..128ecd0f5b56f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signaldctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signaldctl/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A golang library for communicating with signald";
+    description = "Golang library for communicating with signald";
     mainProgram = "signaldctl";
     homepage = "https://signald.org/signaldctl/";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix
index 36b38c5854382..79034b2dd9dce 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config libxslt python3 ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A Telepathy connection manager based on libpurple";
+    description = "Telepathy connection manager based on libpurple";
     homepage = "https://telepathy.freedesktop.org/components/telepathy-haze/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/mission-control/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/mission-control/default.nix
index 2039544346071..03465b1314faa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/mission-control/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/mission-control/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An account manager and channel dispatcher for the Telepathy framework";
+    description = "Account manager and channel dispatcher for the Telepathy framework";
     homepage = "https://telepathy.freedesktop.org/components/telepathy-mission-control/";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/turses/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/turses/default.nix
index 19e50f3fe8bfa..dfcb9facfd8ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/turses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/turses/default.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Twitter client for the console";
+    description = "Twitter client for the console";
     mainProgram = "turses";
     homepage = "https://github.com/louipc/turses";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/twinkle/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/twinkle/default.nix
index dcf33a91f951e..af00b360bf9b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/twinkle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/twinkle/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/LubosD/twinkle/blob/${version}/NEWS";
-    description = "A SIP-based VoIP client";
+    description = "SIP-based VoIP client";
     homepage = "http://twinkle.dolezel.info/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.mkg20001 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vacuum/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vacuum/default.nix
index f735907e46b82..fffda2fedfa84 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vacuum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vacuum/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An XMPP client fully composed of plugins";
+    description = "XMPP client fully composed of plugins";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/viber/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/viber/default.nix
index 884bd0942db1a..781508179cbfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/viber/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/viber/default.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.viber.com";
-    description = "An instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) app";
+    description = "Instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) app";
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vk-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vk-cli/default.nix
index 9d089a383556a..b3425dcfb6f64 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vk-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/vk-cli/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A console (ncurses) client for vk.com written in D";
+    description = "Console (ncurses) client for vk.com written in D";
     mainProgram = "vk-cli";
     homepage = "https://github.com/vk-cli/vk";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/wire-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/wire-desktop/default.nix
index 0dcacc526d103..a9f29029b0694 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/wire-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/wire-desktop/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ let
   }.${system} or throwSystem;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A modern, secure messenger for everyone";
+    description = "Modern, secure messenger for everyone";
     longDescription = ''
       Wire Personal is a secure, privacy-friendly messenger. It combines useful
       and fun features, audited security, and a beautiful, distinct user
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ytalk/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ytalk/default.nix
index 29ebc5f43d56f..bb284a84b022a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ytalk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ytalk/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage    = "http://ytalk.ourproject.org";
-    description = "A terminal based talk client";
+    description = "Terminal based talk client";
     mainProgram = "ytalk";
     platforms   = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ taeer ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs-upload-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs-upload-client/default.nix
index 416f3dc60cc6e..a3d02d00c4187 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs-upload-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs-upload-client/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-YzIUoN/B4TBlAfmvORrR9Gy+lMzwlaePm8yBoMsPaYU=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A minimal CLI tool to upload files and directories to IPFS via Infura's IPFS or another API endpoint";
+    description = "Minimal CLI tool to upload files and directories to IPFS via Infura's IPFS or another API endpoint";
     homepage = "https://github.com/INFURA/ipfs-upload-client";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthewcroughan ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf-ng/default.nix
index d21f21def8e2a..5b50bf3c5b013 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf-ng/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A console-based network monitoring utility (fork of iptraf)";
+    description = "Console-based network monitoring utility (fork of iptraf)";
     longDescription = ''
       IPTraf-ng is a console-based network monitoring utility. IPTraf-ng
       gathers data like TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/bip/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/bip/default.nix
index 2eb1b5d8607f1..75f31d1ba9b59 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/bip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/bip/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An IRC proxy (bouncer)";
+    description = "IRC proxy (bouncer)";
     homepage = "http://bip.milkypond.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
     downloadPage = "https://projects.duckcorp.org/projects/bip/files";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/catgirl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/catgirl/default.nix
index 393313da41062..318a3ec5fdb3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/catgirl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/catgirl/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    description = "A TLS-only terminal IRC client";
+    description = "TLS-only terminal IRC client";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     mainProgram = "catgirl";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xfnw ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/communi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/communi/default.nix
index 4f81dd657c623..84940c288bed2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/communi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/communi/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple and elegant cross-platform IRC client";
+    description = "Simple and elegant cross-platform IRC client";
     mainProgram = "communi";
     homepage = "https://github.com/communi/communi-desktop";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/epic5/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/epic5/default.nix
index 969a9da46b15c..404eca810ef24 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/epic5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/epic5/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://epicsol.org";
-    description = "A IRC client that offers a great ircII interface";
+    description = "IRC client that offers a great ircII interface";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/glowing-bear/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/glowing-bear/default.nix
index d8d65f724e2a3..d5c0cad075b39 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/glowing-bear/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/glowing-bear/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A web client for Weechat";
+    description = "Web client for Weechat";
     homepage = "https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/hexchat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/hexchat/default.nix
index d6f9976ad67bf..4aafcc272638f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/hexchat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/hexchat/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client";
+    description = "Popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client";
     homepage = "https://hexchat.github.io/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irccloud/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irccloud/default.nix
index 6823eaf016991..4e41e1f865ecf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irccloud/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irccloud/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in appimageTools.wrapType2 {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A desktop client for IRCCloud";
+    description = "Desktop client for IRCCloud";
     mainProgram = "irccloud";
     homepage = "https://www.irccloud.com";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/tiny/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/tiny/default.nix
index 4eae9c18111cf..1999cbfd26602 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/tiny/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/tiny/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   buildFeatures = lib.optional notificationSupport "desktop-notifications";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A console IRC client";
+    description = "Console IRC client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/osa1/tiny";
     changelog = "https://github.com/osa1/tiny/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix-bridge/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix-bridge/default.nix
index 282603f992480..46cb08594ee05 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix-bridge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix-bridge/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A WeeChat script in Lua that implements the matrix.org chat protocol";
+    description = "WeeChat script in Lua that implements the matrix.org chat protocol";
     homepage = "https://github.com/torhve/weechat-matrix-protocol-script";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
     license = licenses.mit; # see https://github.com/torhve/weechat-matrix-protocol-script/blob/0052e7275ae149dc5241226391c9b1889ecc3c6b/matrix.lua#L53
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix/default.nix
index 2b572df389101..b8bb3bc3b2371 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-matrix/default.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Python plugin for Weechat that lets Weechat communicate over the Matrix protocol";
+    description = "Python plugin for Weechat that lets Weechat communicate over the Matrix protocol";
     homepage = "https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix";
     license = licenses.isc;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-notify-send/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-notify-send/default.nix
index d8f2b9ba0028c..abd289d990375 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-notify-send/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/scripts/weechat-notify-send/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A WeeChat script that sends highlight and message notifications through notify-send";
+    description = "WeeChat script that sends highlight and message notifications through notify-send";
     homepage = "https://github.com/s3rvac/weechat-notify-send";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ tobim ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/wraith/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/wraith/default.nix
index b16efb03655f1..c059babffe7b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/wraith/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/wraith/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64);
-    description = "An IRC channel management bot written purely in C/C++";
+    description = "IRC channel management bot written purely in C/C++";
     longDescription = ''
       Wraith is an IRC channel management bot written purely in C/C++. It has
       been in development since late 2003. It is based on Eggdrop 1.6.12 but has
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix
index 2b0627451e31d..ab8589c839fc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance";
+    description = "100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance";
     longDescription = ''
       The Apache JMeter desktop application is open source software, a 100%
       pure Java application designed to load test functional behavior and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/jxplorer/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/jxplorer/default.nix
index e64cbaf357b01..c31c27bdd5db3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/jxplorer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/jxplorer/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Java Ldap Browser";
+    description = "Java Ldap Browser";
     homepage    = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/jxplorer/";
     license     = lib.licenses.caossl;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ benwbooth ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ktailctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ktailctl/default.nix
index 8e5e9abb0fb46..88caf1a5f43e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ktailctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ktailctl/default.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A GUI to monitor and manage Tailscale on your Linux desktop";
+    description = "GUI to monitor and manage Tailscale on your Linux desktop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/f-koehler/KTailctl";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ k900 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/libcoap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/libcoap/default.nix
index 1c0fece2edf46..bae998f6cf88a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/libcoap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/libcoap/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optional withTLS "--enable-dtls";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/obgm/libcoap";
-    description = "A CoAP (RFC 7252) implementation in C";
+    description = "CoAP (RFC 7252) implementation in C";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.kmein ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/localsend/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/localsend/default.nix
index 3854b347c0614..bd681b74eebbc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/localsend/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/localsend/default.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ let
   };
 
   metaCommon = with lib; {
-    description = "An open source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop";
+    description = "Open source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop";
     homepage = "https://localsend.org/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "localsend";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
index 003b07d2d5f6f..11dfe033248ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An email client for your terminal";
+    description = "Email client for your terminal";
     homepage = "https://aerc-mail.org/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ tadeokondrak ];
     mainProgram = "aerc";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/afew/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/afew/default.nix
index 9c40ce8f0f682..993b9862fb2f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/afew/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/afew/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/afewmail/afew";
-    description = "An initial tagging script for notmuch mail";
+    description = "Initial tagging script for notmuch mail";
     mainProgram = "afew";
     license = licenses.isc;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ flokli ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/balsa/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/balsa/default.nix
index 3602ef602fe1e..e6453e377d935 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/balsa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/balsa/default.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://pawsa.fedorapeople.org/balsa/";
-    description = "An e-mail client for GNOME";
+    description = "E-mail client for GNOME";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/bubblemail/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/bubblemail/default.nix
index 09747831543c3..add8f6c4e0986 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/bubblemail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/bubblemail/default.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An extensible mail notification service";
+    description = "Extensible mail notification service";
     homepage = "http://bubblemail.free.fr/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailnag/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailnag/default.nix
index 6c887ef66ce53..1976521b2f220 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailnag/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailnag/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An extensible mail notification daemon";
+    description = "Extensible mail notification daemon";
     homepage = "https://github.com/pulb/mailnag";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
index ba8436717a40d..9624b1b9aa0b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let
   version = "1.13.3";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A beautiful, fast and maintained fork of Nylas Mail by one of the original authors";
+    description = "Beautiful, fast and maintained fork of Nylas Mail by one of the original authors";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring";
     homepage = "https://getmailspring.com";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mswatch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mswatch/default.nix
index f7ba4bb1bf126..cf14a411efe6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mswatch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mswatch/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A command-line Linux utility that efficiently directs mail synchronization between a pair of mailboxes";
+    description = "Command-line Linux utility that efficiently directs mail synchronization between a pair of mailboxes";
     homepage = "https://mswatch.sourceforge.net/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mutt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mutt/default.nix
index 817e3a4c99d9d..c45ff30e54d4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mutt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mutt/default.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A small but very powerful text-based mail client";
+    description = "Small but very powerful text-based mail client";
     homepage = "http://www.mutt.org";
     mainProgram = "mutt";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch-bower/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch-bower/default.nix
index 125ea39584084..29aa21bca0f22 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch-bower/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch-bower/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/wangp/bower";
-    description = "A curses terminal client for the Notmuch email system";
+    description = "Curses terminal client for the Notmuch email system";
     mainProgram = "bower";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jgart ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird/packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird/packages.nix
index 91f72a3e5a312..1d98adf9a58a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird/packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird/packages.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rec {
 
     meta = with lib; {
       changelog = "https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/${version}/releasenotes/";
-      description = "A full-featured e-mail client";
+      description = "Full-featured e-mail client";
       homepage = "https://thunderbird.net/";
       mainProgram = "thunderbird";
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco lovesegfault pierron vcunat ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/trojita/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/trojita/default.nix
index 395e9b0f4e3f5..8015484d70435 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/trojita/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/trojita/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Qt IMAP e-mail client";
+    description = "Qt IMAP e-mail client";
     homepage = "http://trojita.flaska.net/";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2 gpl3 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ehmry ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mhost/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mhost/default.nix
index f4313187636c3..435f58d068502 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mhost/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mhost/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A modern take on the classic host DNS lookup utility including an easy to use and very fast Rust lookup library";
+    description = "Modern take on the classic host DNS lookup utility including an easy to use and very fast Rust lookup library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/lukaspustina/mhost";
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 /* or */ mit ];
     maintainers = [ maintainers.mgttlinger ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/modem-manager-gui/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/modem-manager-gui/default.nix
index ba14278292bc0..a96031342f8ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/modem-manager-gui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/modem-manager-gui/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An app to send/receive SMS, make USSD requests, control mobile data usage and more";
+    description = "App to send/receive SMS, make USSD requests, control mobile data usage and more";
     longDescription = ''
       A simple GTK based GUI compatible with Modem manager, Wader and oFono
       system services able to control EDGE/3G/4G broadband modem specific
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad/libwg.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad/libwg.nix
index ab54d23486a2a..4d9d4c373ee31 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad/libwg.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad/libwg.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoModule {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tiny wrapper around wireguard-go";
+    description = "Tiny wrapper around wireguard-go";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/tree/main/wireguard/libwg";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cole-h ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/nali/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/nali/default.nix
index be8b2c5ac1849..1eab5e5a97bc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/nali/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/nali/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An offline tool for querying IP geographic information and CDN provider";
+    description = "Offline tool for querying IP geographic information and CDN provider";
     homepage = "https://github.com/zu1k/nali";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ diffumist xyenon ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ncgopher/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ncgopher/default.nix
index 5bc7da276caf3..6f7dcc5120754 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ncgopher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ncgopher/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A gopher and gemini client for the modern internet";
+    description = "Gopher and gemini client for the modern internet";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jansc/ncgopher";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ shamilton ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ndppd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ndppd/default.nix
index b52f312e03fe3..e5ea298a8dc99 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ndppd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ndppd/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A daemon that proxies NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) messages between interfaces";
+    description = "Daemon that proxies NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) messages between interfaces";
     homepage = "https://github.com/DanielAdolfsson/ndppd";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/liferea/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/liferea/default.nix
index 8b55f12732aac..7bed268a477cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/liferea/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/liferea/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A GTK-based news feed aggregator";
+    description = "GTK-based news feed aggregator";
     homepage = "http://lzone.de/liferea/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ romildo yayayayaka ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/pan/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/pan/default.nix
index 3a8418e48bda5..1f01b52ee6502 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/pan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/pan/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A GTK-based Usenet newsreader good at both text and binaries";
+    description = "GTK-based Usenet newsreader good at both text and binaries";
     mainProgram = "pan";
     homepage = "http://pan.rebelbase.com/";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/quiterss/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/quiterss/default.nix
index 176ce43af5f75..f9266db68917b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/quiterss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/quiterss/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ qtbase qttools qtwebkit sqlite.dev ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Qt-based RSS/Atom news feed reader";
+    description = "Qt-based RSS/Atom news feed reader";
     longDescription = ''
       QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader
       written on Qt/C++
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/nym/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/nym/default.nix
index fcd7893e7f270..fc2095caaf21e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/nym/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/nym/default.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A mixnet providing IP-level privacy";
+    description = "Mixnet providing IP-level privacy";
     longDescription = ''
       Nym routes IP packets through other participating nodes to hide their source and destination.
       In contrast with Tor, it prevents timing attacks at the cost of latency.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/opsdroid/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/opsdroid/default.nix
index 45569fefb28fa..bded5d6d2b356 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/opsdroid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/opsdroid/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
   passthru.python = python3Packages.python;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An open source chat-ops bot framework";
+    description = "Open source chat-ops bot framework";
     homepage = "https://opsdroid.dev";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ globin willibutz ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ostinato/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ostinato/default.nix
index b9a5dce35f6fe..ef67028087812 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ostinato/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ostinato/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A packet traffic generator and analyzer";
+    description = "Packet traffic generator and analyzer";
     homepage    = "https://ostinato.org/";
     license     = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rick68 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/owamp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/owamp/default.nix
index fb3660ace2dc9..29510254922e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/owamp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/owamp/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://software.internet2.edu/owamp/";
-    description = "A tool for performing one-way active measurements";
+    description = "Tool for performing one-way active measurements";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [maintainers.teto];
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix
index f86eefe668f9f..5386c6636add0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A cross-platform program that uses the Direct Connect and ADC protocols";
+    description = "Cross-platform program that uses the Direct Connect and ADC protocols";
     homepage = "https://github.com/eiskaltdcpp/eiskaltdcpp";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/flood-for-transmission/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/flood-for-transmission/default.nix
index c4017bc61bdbd..c3f4c5406a55b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/flood-for-transmission/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/flood-for-transmission/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Flood clone for Transmission";
+    description = "Flood clone for Transmission";
     homepage = "https://github.com/johman10/flood-for-transmission";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ al3xtjames ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/default.nix
index 94c1994bd0809..6308235998cfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An ncurses client for libtorrent, ideal for use with screen, tmux, or dtach (jesec's fork)";
+    description = "Ncurses client for libtorrent, ideal for use with screen, tmux, or dtach (jesec's fork)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jesec/rtorrent";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ winter AndersonTorres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix
index 7acfee3671dac..6329ce94d5b18 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/jesec-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jesec/libtorrent";
-    description = "A BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with focus on high performance and good code (jesec's fork)";
+    description = "BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with focus on high performance and good code (jesec's fork)";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ winter AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/pyrosimple/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/pyrosimple/default.nix
index 866727ba4349e..c08f6ae4b64b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/pyrosimple/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/pyrosimple/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A rTorrent client";
+    description = "RTorrent client";
     homepage = "https://kannibalox.github.io/pyrosimple/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/kannibalox/pyrosimple/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/default.nix
index 994c5a4b11d49..bc3989f1ee67c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/";
-    description = "An ncurses client for libtorrent, ideal for use with screen, tmux, or dtach";
+    description = "Ncurses client for libtorrent, ideal for use with screen, tmux, or dtach";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ebzzry codyopel ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix
index fff4cbb36cf62..7217026dc8053 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/rakshasa-rtorrent/libtorrent.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/rakshasa/libtorrent";
-    description = "A BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with focus on high performance and good code";
+    description = "BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with focus on high performance and good code";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ebzzry codyopel ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/storrent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/storrent/default.nix
index a4dc0b459cfd8..57ea126a16357 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/storrent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/storrent/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jech/storrent";
-    description = "An implementation of the BitTorrent protocol that is optimised for streaming media";
+    description = "Implementation of the BitTorrent protocol that is optimised for streaming media";
     mainProgram = "storrent";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/4.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/4.nix
index 8cb9724626fe5..7c5e9b3651868 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/4.nix
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A fast, easy and free BitTorrent client";
+    description = "Fast, easy and free BitTorrent client";
     mainProgram = if (enableQt5 || enableQt6) then "transmission-qt" else if enableGTK3 then "transmission-gtk" else "transmission-cli";
     longDescription = ''
       Transmission is a BitTorrent client which features a simple interface
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix
index 2804f76f8ef96..9d6b95754c612 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A fast, easy and free BitTorrent client";
+    description = "Fast, easy and free BitTorrent client";
     mainProgram = if enableQt then "transmission-qt" else if enableGTK3 then "transmission-gtk" else "transmission-cli";
     longDescription = ''
       Transmission is a BitTorrent client which features a simple interface
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/zeronet-conservancy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/zeronet-conservancy/default.nix
index 71799de37fc39..284578460a040 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/zeronet-conservancy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/zeronet-conservancy/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A fork/continuation of the ZeroNet project";
+    description = "Fork/continuation of the ZeroNet project";
     mainProgram = "zeronet";
     longDescription = ''
       zeronet-conservancy is a fork/continuation of ZeroNet project (that has
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/pjsip/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/pjsip/default.nix
index 124a1d40f3b31..fe0e032dd2247 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/pjsip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/pjsip/default.nix
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A multimedia communication library written in C, implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE";
+    description = "Multimedia communication library written in C, implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE";
     homepage = "https://pjsip.org/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ olynch ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix
index 07a155e15e4c6..6028f0e1a1ae9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A PowerDNS web interface with advanced features";
+    description = "PowerDNS web interface with advanced features";
     mainProgram = "powerdns-admin";
     homepage = "https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/qv2ray/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/qv2ray/default.nix
index af1fafea5e940..01e471c97de96 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/qv2ray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/qv2ray/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An GUI frontend to v2ray";
+    description = "GUI frontend to v2ray";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Qv2ray/Qv2ray";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ poscat rewine ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/r53-ddns/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/r53-ddns/default.nix
index 8db9ddacef726..5e83a3793b72b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/r53-ddns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/r53-ddns/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     license = licenses.mit;
     homepage = "https://github.com/fleaz/r53-ddns";
-    description = "A DIY DynDNS tool based on Route53";
+    description = "DIY DynDNS tool based on Route53";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fleaz ];
     mainProgram = "r53-ddns";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/dayon/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/dayon/default.nix
index d0199bb325a19..0d706bb8b528b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/dayon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/dayon/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An easy to use, cross-platform remote desktop assistance solution";
+    description = "Easy to use, cross-platform remote desktop assistance solution";
     homepage = "https://retgal.github.io/Dayon/index.html";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus; # https://github.com/RetGal/Dayon/issues/59
     mainProgram = "dayon";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/3.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/3.nix
index 3181e5d67625f..17da5643a9a11 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/3.nix
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ]);
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Remote Desktop Protocol Client";
+    description = "Remote Desktop Protocol Client";
     longDescription = ''
       FreeRDP is a client-side implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
       following the Microsoft Open Specifications.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
index 0366e91515469..fd34c054d2091 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Remote Desktop Protocol Client";
+    description = "Remote Desktop Protocol Client";
     longDescription = ''
       FreeRDP is a client-side implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
       following the Microsoft Open Specifications.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/putty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/putty/default.nix
index df95f5b9d6f74..82f096699b20b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/putty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/putty/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Free Telnet/SSH Client";
+    description = "Free Telnet/SSH Client";
     longDescription = ''
       PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix
       platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix
index 8924006e81efa..5137867ee4376 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A network proxy for Wayland clients (applications)";
+    description = "Network proxy for Wayland clients (applications)";
     longDescription = ''
       waypipe is a proxy for Wayland clients. It forwards Wayland messages and
       serializes changes to shared memory buffers over a single socket. This
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/wayvnc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/wayvnc/default.nix
index 6a08c1a091fea..53f993760fc10 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/wayvnc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/wayvnc/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors";
+    description = "VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors";
     longDescription = ''
       This is a VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors. It attaches
       to a running Wayland session, creates virtual input devices and exposes a
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/xrdp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/xrdp/default.nix
index 5c0dd23a9e135..6e2f10ee8e47c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/xrdp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/xrdp/default.nix
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ let
     };
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "An open source RDP server";
+      description = "Open source RDP server";
       homepage = "https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp";
       license = licenses.asl20;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ chvp lucasew ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sieve-connect/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sieve-connect/default.nix
index a3f78b5d59518..6bc3e1f7d50ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sieve-connect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sieve-connect/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A client for the MANAGESIEVE Protocol";
+    description = "Client for the MANAGESIEVE Protocol";
     longDescription = ''
       This is sieve-connect. A client for the ManageSieve protocol,
       as specifed in RFC 5804. Historically, this was MANAGESIEVE as
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/siproxd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/siproxd/default.nix
index f9dea3e2bf805..76ef0338dccf9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/siproxd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/siproxd/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://siproxd.sourceforge.net/";
-    description = "A masquerading SIP Proxy Server";
+    description = "Masquerading SIP Proxy Server";
     mainProgram = "siproxd";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [viric];
     platforms = with lib.platforms; linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/sngrep/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/sngrep/default.nix
index 45a1526751f86..2c2c47e92efb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/sngrep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/sngrep/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool for displaying SIP calls message flows from terminal";
+    description = "Tool for displaying SIP calls message flows from terminal";
     mainProgram = "sngrep";
     homepage = "https://github.com/irontec/sngrep";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix
index 75776f02150b4..4e271534a6427 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ in
     '';
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB)";
+      description = "Decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB)";
       longDescription = ''
         sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.
       '';
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/station/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/station/default.nix
index b3235ba5154f5..7207617a11665 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/station/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/station/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ in appimageTools.wrapType2 rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A single place for all of your web applications";
+    description = "Single place for all of your web applications";
     homepage = "https://getstation.com";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/acd_cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/acd_cli/default.nix
index 95970a7b8709b..fd7c37e589624 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/acd_cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/acd_cli/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A command line interface and FUSE filesystem for Amazon Cloud Drive";
+    description = "Command line interface and FUSE filesystem for Amazon Cloud Drive";
     homepage = "https://github.com/yadayada/acd_cli";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/lsyncd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/lsyncd/default.nix
index 24908b4940e94..bdb1b69289fed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/lsyncd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/lsyncd/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd";
-    description = "A utility that synchronizes local directories with remote targets";
+    description = "Utility that synchronizes local directories with remote targets";
     mainProgram = "lsyncd";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/onedrive/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/onedrive/default.nix
index a4616c2aa923a..d7dd30b106c8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/onedrive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/onedrive/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A complete tool to interact with OneDrive on Linux";
+    description = "Complete tool to interact with OneDrive on Linux";
     mainProgram = "onedrive";
     homepage = "https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/rrsync.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/rrsync.nix
index 09f9ab22f335a..67cec6eeeeafa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/rrsync.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/rrsync.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = rsync.meta // {
-    description = "A helper to run rsync-only environments from ssh-logins";
+    description = "Helper to run rsync-only environments from ssh-logins";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/synology-cloud-sync-decryption-tool/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/synology-cloud-sync-decryption-tool/default.nix
index 3299204c18095..0872391e6035c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/synology-cloud-sync-decryption-tool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/synology-cloud-sync-decryption-tool/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ qt5.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A desktop tool to decrypt data encrypted by Cloud Sync";
+    description = "Desktop tool to decrypt data encrypted by Cloud Sync";
     homepage = "https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/help/SynologyCloudSyncDecryptionTool/synologycloudsyncdecryptiontool";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/termius/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/termius/default.nix
index 0f16865ac8e3c..7e660f4e2ba1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/termius/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/termius/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A cross-platform SSH client with cloud data sync and more";
+    description = "Cross-platform SSH client with cloud data sync and more";
     homepage = "https://termius.com/";
     downloadPage = "https://termius.com/linux/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/tmpmail/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/tmpmail/default.nix
index 8c72fdd435e59..b55db4e64af27 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/tmpmail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/tmpmail/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
    meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/sdushantha/tmpmail";
-    description = "A temporary email right from your terminal written in POSIX sh ";
+    description = "Temporary email right from your terminal written in POSIX sh ";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.lom ];
     mainProgram = "tmpmail";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/trayscale/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/trayscale/default.nix
index e6960e2987131..5bb826e77d0a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/trayscale/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/trayscale/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/DeedleFake/trayscale/releases/tag/${version}";
-    description = "An unofficial GUI wrapper around the Tailscale CLI client";
+    description = "Unofficial GUI wrapper around the Tailscale CLI client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/DeedleFake/trayscale";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ patka ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/tsung/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/tsung/default.nix
index ab66d6a09dc2f..a9a30859b2178 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/tsung/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/tsung/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://tsung.erlang-projects.org/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/processone/tsung/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "A high-performance benchmark framework for various protocols including HTTP, XMPP, LDAP, etc";
+    description = "High-performance benchmark framework for various protocols including HTTP, XMPP, LDAP, etc";
     longDescription = ''
       Tsung is a distributed load testing tool. It is protocol-independent and
       can currently be used to stress HTTP, WebDAV, SOAP, PostgreSQL, MySQL,
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/wgnord/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/wgnord/default.nix
index 4a78274f2f3fa..9f781d713873f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/wgnord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/wgnord/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ resholve.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A NordVPN Wireguard (NordLynx) client in POSIX shell";
+    description = "NordVPN Wireguard (NordLynx) client in POSIX shell";
     homepage = "https://github.com/phirecc/wgnord";
     changelog = "https://github.com/phirecc/wgnord/releases/tag/v${version}";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ urandom ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/xpipe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/xpipe/default.nix
index 6508aed76b374..d819c658aab4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/xpipe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/xpipe/default.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A cross-platform shell connection hub and remote file manager";
+    description = "Cross-platform shell connection hub and remote file manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xpipe-io/${pname}";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/xpipe-io/${pname}/releases/latest";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/zerobin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/zerobin/default.nix
index ca55085d8085f..e75f121d5fee0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/zerobin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/zerobin/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "zerobin" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A client side encrypted pastebin";
+    description = "Client side encrypted pastebin";
     homepage = "https://0bin.net/";
     license = licenses.wtfpl;
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/znc/modules.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/znc/modules.nix
index 09e75567af576..91c2ec526d1c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/znc/modules.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/znc/modules.nix
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ in
     };
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "An advanced playback module for ZNC";
+      description = "Advanced playback module for ZNC";
       homepage = "https://github.com/jpnurmi/znc-playback";
       license = licenses.asl20;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ hrdinka ];
author	Alexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>	2024-06-07 09:46:46 +0200
committer	Alexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>	2024-06-09 23:07:45 +0200
commit	755b915a158c9d588f08e9b08da9f7f3422070cc (patch)
tree	ed9d7ce9b076a21bc5893e366341188c26281e6c /pkgs/applications/networking
parent	bf995e3641950f4183c1dd9010349263dfa0123b (diff)