More description fixes

* Remove package name * Start with upper case letter * Remove trailing period Also reword some descriptions and move some long descriptions to longDescription. I'm not touching generated packages.
author: Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com> 2013-10-06 11:49:53 +0200
committer: Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com> 2013-10-06 12:01:38 +0200
commit: 083d0890f50c7bff87419b88465af6589faffa2e (patch)
tree: d50b7ce4b619e0f0d513f9c77776c85da09bf8d6 /pkgs
parent: 9db68de9e616bbc64182847eae79a398ccc3e885 (diff)
162 files changed, 288 insertions, 188 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
index d9554d5f7249a..9f4859d6e0704 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Quod Libet is a GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using the Mutagen tagging library.";
+    description = "GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using the Mutagen tagging library";
 
     longDescription = ''
       Quod Libet is a GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix
index fe32aca029bc8..a49bfd9cccf4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rec {
 
   name = "snd-" + version;
   meta = {
-    description = "Snd sound editor.";
+    description = "Sound editor";
     homepage = http://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/snd;
     inherit src;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix
index c40b3d4cd650d..a0ba61431655c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An Emacs major mode for CoffeeScript, unfancy JavaScript.";
+    description = "Emacs major mode for CoffeeScript, unfancy JavaScript";
     homepage = https://github.com/defunkt/coffee-mode;
     license = "GPLv2+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix
index 327e11bf08624..bad277d61ce3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installTargets = "install-bin";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An emacs-lisp mode for skinning your emacs.";
+    description = "Emacs-lisp mode for skinning your Emacs";
     homepage = http://www.nongnu.org/color-theme;
     license = "GPLv2+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix
index 0a26e8fd43df8..4b2692a5e22a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Displays flymake error msg in minibuffer after delay.";
+    description = "Displays flymake error msg in minibuffer after delay";
     homepage = http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/flymake-cursor.el;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix
index d4c428e5a1e5a..96cc4e040c4f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Convert buffer text and decorations to HTML.";
+    description = "Convert buffer text and decorations to HTML";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix
index 0c99ceaca22bd..ab0e3512ef286 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Emacs major mode for jade and stylus.";
+    description = "Emacs major mode for jade and stylus";
     homepage = https://github.com/brianc/jade-mode;
     license = "GPLv2+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix
index 94427537003b5..72086e54feced 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Insert dummy pseudo Latin text for emacs.";
+    description = "Insert dummy pseudo Latin text for Emacs";
     homepage = http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/LoremIpsum;
     license = "GPLv2+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix
index c8c538c5cb7c3..e72560be8f44e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A tool to publish directly from Emacs’ org-mode to WordPress blogs.";
+    description = "Publish directly from Emacs’ org-mode to WordPress blogs";
     homepage = https://github.com/punchagan/org2blog;
     license = "GPLv3+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix
index ac01e02b43348..896dbdac71be8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Mark a rectangle of text with highlighting.";
+    description = "Mark a rectangle of text with highlighting";
     homepage = http://emacswiki.org/emacs/RectangleMark;
     license = "GPLv2+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix
index a253e25cad452..e942189714ea6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Two-pane file manager for Emacs based on Dired and inspired by MC.";
+    description = "Two-pane file manager for Emacs based on Dired and inspired by MC";
     homepage = http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Sunrise_Commander;
     license = "GPLv3+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix
index 87a732b5b4ca3..cee0f0ca55340 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An elisp implementation of clientside XML-RPC.";
+    description = "Elisp implementation of clientside XML-RPC";
     homepage = https://launchpad.net/xml-rpc-el;
     license = "GPLv3+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix
index ca481f1081d3b..1bae58cfaaeea 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ fltk13 ghostscript ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A WYSIWYG PostScript annotator.";
+    description = "WYSIWYG PostScript annotator";
     homepage = "http://http://flpsed.org/flpsed.html";
     license = "GPLv3";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix
index 6d43cc2799750..e7c8e276d27b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = "rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A GTK2 small and ligthweight IDE.";
+    description = "Small and lightweight IDE";
     longDescription = ''
       Geany is a small and lightweight Integrated Development Environment.
       It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix
index ce69b5c0b5aec..058a54c45a717 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://homepage.boetes.org/software/mg/;
-    description = "mg is Micro GNU/emacs, this is a portable version of the mg maintained by the OpenBSD team.";
+    description = "mg is Micro GNU/emacs, this is a portable version of the mg maintained by the OpenBSD team";
     license = "public domain";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix
index 6aa0b34314acd..cfa44d9285cc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose.";
+    description = "Sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose";
     license = "unfree";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix
index f1c26b27262d0..af10ca9800d06 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      make install PREFIX="$out" '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "GKrellM, a themeable process stack of system monitors.";
+    description = "Themeable process stack of system monitors";
     longDescription =
       '' GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports
          applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk,
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix
index 0b19eef3c8caf..dbff65d365188 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Gnome Completion-Run Utility.";
+    description = "Gnome Completion-Run Utility";
     longDescription = ''
       A simple program which provides a "run program" window, featuring a bash-like TAB completion.
       It uses GTK+ interface.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix
index cbd0819e24010..b394719611de3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Gnome terminal emulator with support for tiling and tabs.";
+    description = "Gnome terminal emulator with support for tiling and tabs";
     homepage = http://www.tenshu.net/p/terminator.html;
     license = "GPLv2";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
index 31c00626847b2..fd2e7c3ac4266 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "WYSIWYM frontend for LaTeX, DocBook, etc.";
+    description = "WYSIWYM frontend for LaTeX, DocBook";
     homepage = "http://www.lyx.org";
     license = "GPL2";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.vcunat ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
index c2f80570673b7..91fd1da101499 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ exec 19> $FIFOCTL
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A MySQL visual database modeling, administration and querying tool.";
+    description = "Visual MySQL database modeling, administration and querying tool";
     longDescription = ''
       MySQL Workbench is a modeling tool that allows you to design
       and generate MySQL databases graphically. It also has administration
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix
index d6083da5ce40b..42792ba8f91d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-      description = "surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. It is able to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.";
-      homepage = http://surf.suckless.org;
-      license = "MIT";
-      platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    description = "Simple web browser";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. It is able to display
+      websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it
+      possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point
+      surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.
+      '';
+    homepage = http://surf.suckless.org;
+    license = "MIT";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix
index b8edd93455dd5..77acc511fe420 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.taskjuggler.org";
     license = "GPLv2";
-    description = "Project management tool.";
+    description = "Project management tool";
     longDescription = ''
       TaskJuggler is a modern and powerful, Open Source project management
       tool. Its new approach to project planing and tracking is more
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix
index bd00d91e23d36..ce10b87919955 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X.";
+    description = "X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X";
     longDescription = ''
       X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X.
       It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, which was developed by Maxim Baranov.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix
index 4d561737d276c..e39e377147a37 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rec {
 
   name = "midori-${version}.${release}";
   meta = {
-    description = "Light WebKit-based web browser with GTK GUI.";
+    description = "Light WebKit-based web browser with GTK GUI";
     maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.raskin];
     platforms = with args.lib.platforms;
       linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix
index cdbf63dbd9f13..2e1b745790a44 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Alternative MSN protocol plug-in for Pidgin IM.";
+    description = "Alternative MSN protocol plug-in for Pidgin IM";
     homepage = http://code.google.com/p/msn-pecan/;
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix
index e8afdb37cbc4a..9c787867e5a11 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "SIPE plugin for Pidgin IM.";
+    description = "SIPE plugin for Pidgin IM";
     homepage = http://sipe.sourceforge.net/;
     license = "GPLv2";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
index 00fba657d8a4e..d0652adcb0d6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   + (lib.optionalString (gnutls != null) " --enable-gnutls=yes --enable-nss=no")
   ;
   meta = {
-    description = "Pidgin IM - XMPP(Jabber), AIM/ICQ, IRC, SIP etc client.";
+    description = "Pidgin IM - XMPP(Jabber), AIM/ICQ, IRC, SIP etc client";
     homepage = http://pidgin.im;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix
index d468c69fbeb8c..3994563cf3eba 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Ettercap is a comprehensive suite for man in the middle attacks.";
+    description = "Comprehensive suite for man in the middle attacks";
     homepage = http://ettercap.github.io/ettercap/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix
index 70153eee61b46..579492248ea39 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-x" "--with-x" "--with-readline" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Next Generation Spice (Electronic Circuit Simulator).";
+    description = "The Next Generation Spice (Electronic Circuit Simulator)";
     homepage = "http://ngspice.sourceforge.net";
     license = ["BSD" "GPLv2"];
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix
index 18a16114c507b..4223c52b7d480 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "HOL4, an interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic.";
+    description = "Interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic";
     longDescription = ''
-
       HOL4 is the latest version of the HOL interactive proof
       assistant for higher order logic: a programming environment in
       which theorems can be proved and proof tools
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       engines. HOL4 is particularly suitable as a platform for
       implementing combinations of deduction, execution and property
       checking.
-
     '';
     homepage = "http://hol.sourceforge.net/";
     license = "BSD";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix
index f9549241a45c7..d6c1c0c18781b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic.";
+    description = "Interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic";
     longDescription = ''
-HOL Light is a computer program to help users prove interesting mathematical
-theorems completely formally in Higher-Order Logic.  It sets a very exacting
-standard of correctness, but provides a number of automated tools and
-pre-proved mathematical theorems (e.g., about arithmetic, basic set theory and
-real analysis) to save the user work.  It is also fully programmable, so users
-can extend it with new theorems and inference rules without compromising its
-soundness.
+      HOL Light is a computer program to help users prove interesting
+      mathematical theorems completely formally in Higher-Order Logic.  It sets
+      a very exacting standard of correctness, but provides a number of
+      automated tools and pre-proved mathematical theorems (e.g., about
+      arithmetic, basic set theory and real analysis) to save the user work.
+      It is also fully programmable, so users can extend it with new theorems
+      and inference rules without compromising its soundness.
     '';
     homepage = http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jrh13/hol-light/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix
index 009bed3ffe2a4..ab46efa9a9612 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim";
-    description = "Logisim is an educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits.";
+    description = "Educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits";
     license = "GPLv2+";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix
index 93b1657aa14a4..d92c7887210ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.cs.unm.edu/~mccune/mace4/";
     license = "GPL";
-    description = "Prover9 is an automated theorem prover for first-order and equational logic.";
-
+    description = "Automated theorem prover for first-order and equational logic";
     longDescription = ''
       Prover9 is a resolution/paramodulation automated theorem prover
       for first-order and equational logic. Prover9 is a successor of
       the Otter Prover. This is the LADR command-line version.
     '';
-
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix
index e9e6ca7bead75..47baf446d0acb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Cross platform GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima.";
+    description = "Cross platform GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima";
     license = "GPL2";
     homepage = http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix
index d72f753a26e08..5c1910d6c6f6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ rec {
       
   name = "codeville-0.8.0";
   meta = {
-    description = "Codeville - RCS with powerful merge.";
+    description = "RCS with powerful merge";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
index 368557e3c2cee..a1959eedba2f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management.";
+    description = "Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management";
     longDescription = ''
       Fossil is a software configuration management system.  Fossil is
       software that is designed to control and track the development of a
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix
index 1a6bc66299931..11a16e3a79d2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [libogg libvorbis libdvdread];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Tools for modifying and inspecting OGG media streams. Includes dvdxchap tool for extracting chapter information from DVD.";
-    longDescription = "These tools allow information about (ogminfo) or extraction from (ogmdemux) or creation of (ogmmerge) OGG media streams.";
+    description = "Tools for modifying and inspecting OGG media streams";
+    longDescription = ''
+      These tools allow information about (ogminfo) or extraction from
+      (ogmdemux) or creation of (ogmmerge) OGG media streams. Includes dvdxchap
+      tool for extracting chapter information from DVD.
+    '';
     homepage = http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/;
     license = "GPLv2";
-
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix
index bef755afed46e..49207ad066158 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig lua5 curl quvi_scripts ];
 
   meta = { 
-    description = "Quvi is a web video downloader.";
+    description = "Web video downloader";
     homepage = http://quvi.sf.net;
     license = "LGPLv2.1+";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix
index 9c6cd9d31377a..cc82158ae829d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
   meta = { 
-    description = "Quvi is a web video downloader.";
+    description = "Web video downloader";
     homepage = http://quvi.sf.net;
     license = "LGPLv2.1+";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix
index b2ddabfa6a8d2..f8b6aad43106f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig lua5 curl quvi_scripts libquvi ];
 
   meta = { 
-    description = "Quvi is a web video downloader.";
+    description = "Web video downloader";
     homepage = http://quvi.sf.net;
     license = "LGPLv2.1+";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
index 195ee5d45c01a..d1e2a8b7883d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://virt-manager.org;
-    description = "The 'Virtual Machine Manager' application (virt-manager for short package name) is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines.";
+    description = "Desktop user interface for managing virtual machines";
+    longDescription = ''
+      The virt-manager application is a desktop user interface for managing
+      virtual machines through libvirt. It primarily targets KVM VMs, but also
+      manages Xen and LXC (linux containers).
+    '';
     license = "GPLv2";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [qknight];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix
index 26b16375e6595..bb8b7a1d0d99b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://virt-manager.org;
     license = "GPLv2+";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [qknight];
-    description = "The Virt Install tool (virt-install for short command name, virtinst for package name) is a command line tool which provides an easy way to provision operating systems into virtual machines.";
+    description = "Command line tool which provides an easy way to provision operating systems into virtual machines";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix
index b4dabb300c191..7a467b1fcdb94 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "ion-3-20090110";
   meta = {
-    description = "Ion is a tiling tabbed window manager designed with keyboard users in mind.";
+    description = "Tiling tabbed window manager designed with keyboard users in mind";
     homepage = http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion;
   };
   src = fetchurl {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix
index ab261a78fb015..721adf4132640 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ rec {
       
   name = "${pkgName}-" + version;
   meta = {
-    description = "Common Lisp-based ratpoison-like window manager.";
+    description = "Common Lisp-based ratpoison-like window manager";
     maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.raskin];
     platforms = with args.lib.platforms;
       linux ++ freebsd;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix
index 50655a851e2a0..dd49cf5ec43ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ args: with args; stdenv.mkDerivation {
      cp cmd/wmiimenu \$out/bin
   ";
   meta = { homepage = "www.suckless.org";
-           description = "one small tool of the wmii window manger to let the user select an item from a list by filtering..";
+           description = "One small tool of the wmii window manger to let the user select an item from a list by filtering";
            license="MIT";
          };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix
index c331b85029d93..08faeafc619cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Liberation Fonts, replacements for Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier New.";
+    description = "Liberation Fonts, replacements for Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier New";
 
     longDescription = ''
       The Liberation Fonts are intended to be replacements for the three most
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix
index 79d1a0909058c..893659bc763ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     '';
     
   meta = {
-    description = "Unicode font for Base Multilingual Plane.";
+    description = "Unicode font for Base Multilingual Plane";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix
index c5c7841d72a01..65208b062c253 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/;
-    description = "Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications.";
+    description = "Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix
index 3e45fc6d5e356..e2384b08e5b5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "High-level performance-oriented dynamical language for technical computing.";
+    description = "High-level performance-oriented dynamical language for technical computing";
     homepage = "http://julialang.org/";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
index 770a6b17b158d..a5ff613a9b456 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "MLton is an open-source, whole-program, optimizing Standard ML compiler.";
+    description = "Open-source, whole-program, optimizing Standard ML compiler";
     longDescription = ''
       MLton is an open source, whole-program optimizing compiler for the Standard ML programming language.
       MLton aims to produce fast executables, and to encourage rapid prototyping and modular programming
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix
index 66b15e3499d9c..a2423bee9b9a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Ur/Web supports construction of dynamic web applications backed by SQL databases.";
+    description = "Construct dynamic web applications backed by SQL databases";
     longDescription = ''
       Ur is a programming language in the tradition of ML and Haskell, but
       featuring a significantly richer type system. Ur is functional, pure,
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix
index 9800e895400c9..0b4bfacb6de52 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ rec {
 
   name = "falcon-" + version;
   meta = {
-    description = "A programming language. Has macros and syntax at once.";
+    description = "Programming language with macros and syntax at once";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix
index 57e3e93c6466e..c18c81caff051 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   patches = [./tbb.patch];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "HipHop is a high performance PHP toolchain.";
+    description = "High performance PHP toolchain";
     homepage = https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php;
     platforms = ["x86_64-linux"];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix
index a95e4e4c35eac..13f7964769cae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.lua.org";
-    description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.";
+    description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language";
     longDescription = ''
       Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data
       description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix
index ff2a814019100..eae2d82d5d0ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.lua.org";
-    description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.";
+    description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language";
     longDescription = ''
       Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data
       description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix
index bdbf2d106bfb4..2923a8f960d19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.lua.org";
-    description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.";
+    description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language";
     longDescription = ''
       Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data
       description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix
index bd5a868c2d5f1..5b4c2459872e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.lua.org";
-    description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.";
+    description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language";
     longDescription = ''
       Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data
       description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
index ddcf26340397f..f45c96d2805df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A programming language derived from Scheme (formerly called PLT Scheme).";
+    description = "Programming language derived from Scheme (formerly called PLT Scheme)";
     longDescription = ''
       Racket (formerly called PLT Scheme) is a programming language derived
       from Scheme. The Racket project has four primary components: the
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix
index 97c7a4c9f53a2..60e8da9c3fc81 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API. Core package, 2.x branch.";
+    description = "Core library for full-featured text search engine";
+    longDescription = ''
+      CLucene is a high-performance, scalable, cross platform, full-featured,
+      open-source indexing and searching API. Specifically, CLucene is the guts
+      of a search engine, the hard stuff. You write the easy stuff: the UI and
+      the process of selecting and parsing your data files to pump them into
+      the search engine yourself, and any specialized queries to pull it back
+      for display or further processing.
+
+      CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API.
+    '';
     homepage = http://clucene.sourceforge.net;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix
index abd6712736f5d..33a789266d48c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
   
   meta = {
-    description = "CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API. Core package.";
+    description = "Core library for full-featured text search engine";
+    longDescription = ''
+      CLucene is a high-performance, scalable, cross platform, full-featured,
+      open-source indexing and searching API. Specifically, CLucene is the guts
+      of a search engine, the hard stuff. You write the easy stuff: the UI and
+      the process of selecting and parsing your data files to pump them into
+      the search engine yourself, and any specialized queries to pull it back
+      for display or further processing.
+
+      CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API.
+    '';
     homepage = http://clucene.sourceforge.net;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix
index b477a88ed5308..2ada024414926 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.coin3d.org/;
     license = "GPLv2+";
-    description = "High-level, retained-mode toolkit for effective 3D graphics development.";
-
+    description = "High-level, retained-mode toolkit for effective 3D graphics development";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.viric ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix
index b1239d6f4cf47..7a8ab8e464b4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A new API to format and send structured log messages.";
+    description = "Syslog event logger library";
+    longDescription = ''
+      The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API
+      provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and
+      syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages.
+
+      Where you had a simple non-structrured string in syslog() you have a
+      combination of description and tag/value pairs.
+    '';
     homepage = "http://www.balabit.com/support/community/products/";
     license = "BSD";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix
index 28bad546084a4..c33457544f5f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig libsoup glib libxml2];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A GObject-based API for handling resource discovery and announcement over SSDP.";
+    description = "GObject-based API for handling resource discovery and announcement over SSDP";
     homepage = http://www.gupnp.org/;
     license = "LGPL v2";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix
index c5257c5b26204..17f4c516a5468 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     binary cryptoApi cryptoPubkeyTypes monadcryptorandom pureMD5 SHA
   ];
   meta = {
-    description = "Implementation of RSA, using the padding schemes of PKCS#1 v2.1.";
+    description = "Implementation of RSA, using the padding schemes of PKCS#1 v2.1";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix
index 181937fdd8070..22707c04e83c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   buildDepends = [ mtl random ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://bitbucket.org/dafis/arithmoi";
-    description = "Efficient basic number-theoretic functions. Primes, powers, integer logarithms.";
+    description = "Basic number theoretic functions and utilities";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix
index faf0b40b94d19..669bace33668b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   buildDepends = [ QuickCheck time ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/esessoms/datetime";
-    description = "Utilities to make Data.Time.* easier to use.";
+    description = "Utilities to make Data.Time.* easier to use";
     license = "GPL";
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix
index a7fe5b791f0df..f56db8f8c5f51 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   isLibrary = true;
   isExecutable = true;
   meta = {
-    description = "A simple interface for building .dot graph files.";
+    description = "A simple interface for building .dot graph files";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix
index a2c1ccde86bc2..ec4251d7cb193 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   buildDepends = [ utf8String xml ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/sof/feed";
-    description = "Interfacing with RSS (v 0.9x, 2.x, 1.0) + Atom feeds.";
+    description = "Interfacing with RSS (v 0.9x, 2.x, 1.0) + Atom feeds";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix
index c568b292c3c1d..0486ee72f3b40 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     time utf8String
   ];
   meta = {
-    description = "A Haskell implementation of OAuth 1.0a protocol.";
+    description = "A Haskell implementation of OAuth 1.0a protocol";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix
index 3f47542565998..2a531875e0b24 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "1dpcawnl3a5lw2w8gc9920sjrw43qmq1k2zws8rx2q0r6ps7nhgp";
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/peti/hsyslog";
-    description = "FFI interface to syslog(3) from POSIX.1-2001.";
+    description = "FFI interface to syslog(3) from POSIX.1-2001";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix
index 7acc60e360166..4d96ea19373b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/meteficha/skein";
-    description = "Skein, a family of cryptographic hash functions. Includes Skein-MAC as well.";
+    description = "Family of cryptographic hash functions (includes Skein-MAC)";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix
index 04257960a64c7..7ee52e79e0304 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "0vbsv7h3zgp30mlgsw156jkv1rqy5zbm98as9haf7x15hd6jf254";
   buildDepends = [ filepath time ];
   meta = {
-    description = "Reading, writing and manipulating \".tar\" archive files.";
+    description = "Reading, writing and manipulating \".tar\" archive files";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix
index 2abd6efa0ce5b..3eda20cec05eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   buildDepends = [ transformers ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/ekmett/transformers-compat/";
-    description = "A small compatibility shim exposing the new types from transformers 0.3 to older Haskell platforms.";
+    description = "Small compatibility shim exposing the new types from transformers 0.3 to older Haskell platforms";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
index 04be58eb50a66..95516dadacf79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://hunspell.sourceforge.net;
-    description = "The spell checker of OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox 3 & Thunderbird, Google Chrome etc.";
+    description = "Spell checker";
     longDescription = ''
+      Hunspell is the spell checker of LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla
+      Firefox 3 & Thunderbird, Google Chrome, and it is also used by
+      proprietary software packages, like Mac OS X, InDesign, memoQ, Opera and
+      SDL Trados.
+
       Main features:
+
       * Extended support for language peculiarities; Unicode character encoding, compounding and complex morphology.
       * Improved suggestion using n-gram similarity, rule and dictionary based pronounciation data.
       * Morphological analysis, stemming and generation.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix
index a1f9983abe2cb..4908c737ece4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.digip.org/jansson/";
-    description = "Jansson is a C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data.";
+    description = "C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data";
     license = "MIT";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix
index 12846dfbe8b54..7c990e99c33cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://code.google.com/p/leveldb/";
-    description = "A fast and lightweight key/value database library by Google.";
+    description = "Fast and lightweight key/value database library by Google";
     license = "BSD";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix
index e137c93977157..3b701b703c1a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [zlib];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An ID3 tag manipulation library.";
+    description = "ID3 tag manipulation library";
     homepage = http://mad.sourceforge.net/;
     license = "GPL";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix
index 2db90845f699c..f991fdc2f299c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Liblockfile is a shared library with NFS-safe locking functions.";
+    description = "Shared library with NFS-safe locking functions";
     homepage = http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libs/liblockfile1;
     license = "GPLv2+";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix
index 79019cbc4891e..afa661617318d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     [ "--disable-posix-threads" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command, with extensions.";
+    description = "Replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command, with extensions";
     homepage = http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net;
     license = "GPL";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix
index 487b4de6cb76d..b724f915150a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://libmemcached.org;
-    description = "libMemcached is an open source C/C++ client library and tools for the memcached server.";
+    description = "Open source C/C++ client library and tools for the memcached server";
     license = "BSD";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix
index 42ef4d30a12bd..783739dda717b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://github.com/sam-github/libnet;
-    description = "Libnet provides a portable framework for low-level network packet construction.";
+    description = "Portable framework for low-level network packet construction";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix
index 99624911077d1..8e689ed25687e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libnfnetlink libmnl ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "userspace library providing an API to the in-kernel connection tracking state table.";
+    description = "Userspace library providing an API to the in-kernel connection tracking state table";
     longDescription = ''
       libnetfilter_conntrack is a userspace library providing a programming interface (API) to the
       in-kernel connection tracking state table. The library libnetfilter_conntrack has been
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix
index 07a182dff10fe..3bb698e9bf631 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication.";
+    description = "Low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication";
     longDescription = ''
       libnfnetlink is the low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication.
       It provides a generic messaging infrastructure for in-kernel netfilter subsystems
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix
index 20793eb3140fe..a963288e869a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "`liboop', an event loop library.";
+    description = "Event loop library";
     homepage = http://liboop.ofb.net/;
     license = "LGPL";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix
index 21c952b7fb899..9b51f694ab3ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   #doCheck = true; # would need swh_lv2 and some path patching
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A lightweight RDF library with special support for LADSPA plugins.";
+    description = "Lightweight RDF library with special support for LADSPA plugins";
     homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/lrdf/;
     license = "GPLv2";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix
index 984b84085fe47..684d6475c6374 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.geocities.jp/kosako3/oniguruma/;
-    description = "Oniguruma is a regular expressions library.";
+    description = "Oniguruma regular expressions library";
     license = "BSD";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix
index b81dbda15860a..a82acd2745db0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.qhull.org/;
-    description = "Computes the convex hull, Delaunay triangulation, ...";
+    description = "Computes the convex hull, Delaunay triangulation, Voronoi diagram and more";
     license = "free";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
index 99b0f2e725cd1..844505cb3599f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ";
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.sfml-dev.org/;
-    description = "A multimedia C++ API that provides access to graphics, input, audio, etc.";
+    description = "Simple and fast multimedia library";
+    longDescription = ''
+      SFML provides a simple interface to the various components of your PC, to
+      ease the development of games and multimedia applications. It is composed
+      of five modules: system, window, graphics, audio and network.
+    '';
     license = licenses.zlib;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.astsmtl ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix
index e281b1fcf9d14..162a832c93af6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Protocol headers for the SPICE protocol.";
+    description = "Protocol headers for the SPICE protocol";
     homepage = http://www.spice-space.org;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix
index fde30a98fe985..e1cc1f27c1d04 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
   
   meta = {
-    description = "TinyXML is a simple, small, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs.";
+    description = "Simple, small, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs";
     homepage = "http://www.grinninglizard.com/tinyxml/index.html";
     license = "free-non-copyleft";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix
index 58b9d2f25735a..e93f071aefacf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/;
-    description = "GNU VCDImager is a full-featured mastering suite for authoring, disassembling and analyzing Video CDs and Super Video CDs.";
+    description = "Full-featured mastering suite for authoring, disassembling and analyzing Video CDs and Super Video CDs";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu; # random choice
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix
index 2e109f1d62104..997ca2206105a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://ocamlgraph.lri.fr/;
-    description = "ocamlgraph is a graph library for Objective Caml.";
+    description = "Graph library for Objective Caml";
     license = "GNU Library General Public License version 2, with the special exception on linking described in file LICENSE";
     platforms = ocaml.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix
index 32d5c842dc8cc..7c40b5e6cfb82 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://forge.ocamlcore.org/projects/sexplib/";
-    description = "Library for serializing OCaml values to and from S-expressions.";
+    description = "Library for serializing OCaml values to and from S-expressions";
     license = "LGPL";
     platforms = ocaml.meta.platforms;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix
index d560a5d8e4104..d9a1f777f3ab5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ buildPerlPackage rec {
   '' ;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Maatkit makes MySQL easier and safer to manage. It provides simple, predictable ways to do things you cannot otherwise do.";
+    description = "Database toolkit";
+    longDescription = ''
+      You can use Maatkit to prove replication is working correctly, fix
+      corrupted data, automate repetitive tasks, speed up your servers, and
+      much more.
+
+      In addition to MySQL, there is support for PostgreSQL, Memcached, and a
+      growing variety of other databases and technologies.
+    '';
     license = "GPLv2+";
     homepage = http://www.maatkit.org/;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix
index 791d5e83d3c18..dc4f733a4cf0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   makeFlags = "QT_PLUGIN_PATH=" + pysideShiboken + "/lib/generatorrunner";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework.";
+    description = "LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21;
     homepage = "http://www.pyside.org";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.chaoflow ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix
index 0b5e6851761cf..a3153bed21775 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ cmake pyside python27 qt4 pysideShiboken ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Tools for pyside, the LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework.";
+    description = "Tools for pyside, the LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     homepage = "http://www.pyside.org";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.chaoflow ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix
index 97f238302ecc3..55e33c45ca959 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installFlags = "INSTALL_ROOT=$(out)";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE tailored to the needs of Qt developers.";
+    description = "Cross-platform IDE tailored to the needs of Qt developers";
     longDescription = ''
-        Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE (integrated development environment) tailored to the needs of Qt developers.
-        It includes features such as an advanced code editor, a visual debugger and a GUI designer.
-      '';
+      Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE (integrated development environment)
+      tailored to the needs of Qt developers. It includes features such as an
+      advanced code editor, a visual debugger and a GUI designer.
+    '';
     homepage = "http://qt-project.org/wiki/Category:Tools::QtCreator";
     license = "LGPL";
-
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.bbenoist ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix
index b152f0537e3b1..8aea7bc8aa8ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   configurePhase = "makeFlags=PREFIX=$out";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "check C/C++ code for memory leaks, mismatching allocation-deallocation, buffer overrun, etc.";
+    description = "Check C/C++ code for memory leaks, mismatching allocation-deallocation, buffer overrun and more";
     homepage = "http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/cppcheck/";
     license = "GPL";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix
index 7498d3b652ac8..586e9d5cd5d32 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Depend traverses Java class file directories and generates design quality metrics for each Java package." ;
+    description = "Traverses Java class file directories and generates design quality metrics for each Java package";
     homepage = http://www.clarkware.com/software/JDepend.html ;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
index b830ee008389f..14007d80b0fb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems." ;
+    description = "Scans Java source code and looks for potential problems";
     homepage = http://pmd.sourceforge.net/;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix
index 9d62b4e187b10..25ef7ef0b2467 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A simple wrapper around make to colorize the output.";
+    description = "Simple wrapper around make to colorize the output";
     license = "GPLv2";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix
index f09ab2af7d1d3..e3acf620c73b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "SysBench is a modular, cross-platform and multi-threaded benchmark tool.";
+    description = "Modular, cross-platform and multi-threaded benchmark tool";
     license = "GPLv2";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix
index b7ed4fb8934a2..e603768b8cc27 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Re2c is a tool for writing very fast and very flexible scanners.";
+    description = "Tool for writing very fast and very flexible scanners";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix b/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix
index 898334a1d4aba..e35eb3266c2d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ rec {
 
   name = "extremetuxracer-" + version;
   meta = {
-    description = "ExtremeTuxRacer - Tux lies on his belly and accelerates down ice slopes..";
+    description = "High speed arctic racing game based on Tux Racer";
+    longDescription = ''
+      ExtremeTuxRacer - Tux lies on his belly and accelerates down ice slopes.
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix b/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix
index 049f10ad15b2c..de62b4a669a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optional server readline;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "multiplayer (or single player), turn-based strategy game.";
+    description = "Multiplayer (or single player), turn-based strategy game";
 
     longDescription = ''
       Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game
diff --git a/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix b/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix
index 3dded927ba1f5..1956791837762 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist;
-    description = "GNU Typist (also called gtypist) is a universal typing tutor.";
+    description = "Universal typing tutor";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
index 6c860d42925ad..f2ac737486c6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://minetest.net/";
-    description = "Minetest is an infinite-world block sandbox game.";
+    description = "Infinite-world block sandbox game";
     license = "LGPLv2.1+";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix b/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix
index e6051a12a2671..b78fd7d778887 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://springlobby.info/;
-    description = "A free cross-platform lobby client for the Spring RTS project.";
+    description = "Cross-platform lobby client for the Spring RTS project";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom maintainers.qknight];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix b/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix
index 60e9cc537bf05..945eaa7fbf880 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   patches = [ ./g++4.patch ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games covered under the GPL.";
+    description = "Classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game";
 
     homepage = http://supertux.lethargik.org/index.html;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix b/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix
index 6d1c8e5607c9e..2768d2fad9e10 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A FLOSS FPS combining RTS elements with a futuristic, sci-fi setting.";
+    description = "FPS game set in a futuristic, sci-fi setting";
     longDescription = ''
       Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter
       combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi
diff --git a/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix b/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix
index aeb7e37cd7e4d..84d15efb810f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchelf --set-rpath $cur_rpath:${mesa}/lib $p
   '';
   meta = {
-    description = "A multiplayer FPS designed for competitive gaming.";
+    description = "Multiplayer FPS game designed for competitive gaming";
     longDescription = ''
       Set in a futuristic cartoon-like world where rocketlauncher-wielding
       pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets, Warsow is a
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix
index e4eeff9cd5441..150b45dd72750 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://hatari.tuxfamily.org/";
-    description = "Hatari is an Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator.";
+    description = "Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator";
     license = "GPLv2+";
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; all;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix
index 2df8f2fd97a75..b3c71c8919126 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     + (if pam != null then " --enable-pam --enable-bad-pam" else " --disable-pam");
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Xlockmore, a screen locker for the X Window System.";
+    description = "Screen locker for the X Window System";
     homepage = "http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/xlockmore.html";
     license = "GPL";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix
index fb454c78788b2..138b4ff468f1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/dstat/;
-    description = "Versatile resource statistics tool.";
+    description = "Versatile resource statistics tool";
     license = "GPLv2";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix
index 4d48c86dd1426..7f84918156c4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [pam openssl db];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.padl.com/OSS/pam_ccreds.html";
-    description = "The pam_ccreds module provides the means for Linux workstations to locally authenticate using an enterprise identity when the network is unavailable.";
+    description = "PAM module to locally authenticate using an enterprise identity when the network is unavailable";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix
index 62f9b5c119b58..5f95811e0f6ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
 #    homepage = "http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5";
     homepage = "https://fedorahosted.org/pam_krb5/";
-    description = "The pam_krb5 module allows PAM-aware applications to authenticate users by performing an AS exchange with a Kerberos KDC. It can optionally convert Kerberos 5 credentials to Kerberos IV credentials and/or use them to set up AFS tokens for a user's session.";
+    description = "PAM module allowing PAM-aware applications to authenticate users by performing an AS exchange with a Kerberos KDC";
+    longDescription = ''
+      pam_krb5 can optionally convert Kerberos 5 credentials to Kerberos IV
+      credentials and/or use them to set up AFS tokens for a user's session.
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix
index 297991ff4d954..6cd2a431a605c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An identification utility for the x86 series of processors.";
+    description = "Identification utility for the x86 series of processors";
     longDescription =
     ''
       x86info will identify all Intel/AMD/Centaur/Cyrix/VIA CPUs. It leverages
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix
index ca3f5333b30e8..88837f9bb4270 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://storm-project.net";
-    description = "Storm, free and open source distributed realtime computation system.";
+    description = "Distributed realtime computation system";
     license = "Eclipse Public License 1.0";
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.vizanto ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix
index d796d0a6dc5e9..129f44ab502f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?page_id=442";
-    description = "mod_evasive is an evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack.";
-
+    description = "Evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix
index 24ae245a8a07f..8b940fdb0cfc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libxml2 libxslt curl libvorbis libtheora speex libkate ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "icecast is free server software for streaming multimedia.";
+    description = "Server software for streaming multimedia";
 
     longDescription = ''
       Icecast is a streaming media server which currently supports Ogg Vorbis and MP3
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix
index c4204113ae0ff..5c0f39ca135f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://pigeonhole.dovecot.org/;
-    description = "A sieve plugin for the Dovecot IMAP server.";
+    description = "A sieve plugin for the Dovecot IMAP server";
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.rickynils ];
   };  
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix
index 599f6ee31f3e6..ace96fbed6375 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   builder = ./builder.sh;
   
   meta = {
-    description = "Usenet NZB downloader, par2 repairer and auto extracting server.";
+    description = "Usenet NZB downloader, par2 repairer and auto extracting server";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix
index 528c03e3aa38b..8d0f3b306f264 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ pcre libxslt groff ncurses pkgconfig ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Varnish Cache is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy.";
+    description = "Web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy";
     homepage = "https://www.varnish-cache.org";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.garbas ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix
index 19de62990e2c9..02b6321d18c82 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A tool to generate X11 mouse clicks from keyboard.";
+    description = "Generate X11 mouse clicks from keyboard";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix
index 5d68e1da1ba9c..237ea61405999 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "x2x allows the keyboard, mouse on one X display to be used to control another X display.";
+    description = "Allows the keyboard, mouse on one X display to be used to control another X display";
     homepage = http://x2x.dottedmag.net;
     license = "BSD";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix
index ecdf40be0a5a9..c02a16d821ac9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.httrack.com";
-    description = "HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility.";
+    description = "Easy-to-use offline browser utility";
     license = "GPL";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix
index 69927e0158279..6d550e95a9df6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://liw.fi/obnam/;
-    description = "A backup program supporting deduplication, compression and encryption.";
+    description = "Backup program supporting deduplication, compression and encryption";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.rickynils ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix
index 29c6b5ebf795d..74b1a2bf4edff 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rec {
       
   name = "dmtx-" + version;
   meta = {
-    description = "DataMatrix (2D bar code) processing tools.";
+    description = "DataMatrix (2D bar code) processing tools";
     maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.raskin];
     platforms = args.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix
index ade13382033ca..435115ffc596f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [flex];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Detox is a utility designed to clean up filenames.";
+    description = "Utility designed to clean up filenames";
     longDescription = ''
       Detox is a utility designed to clean up filenames. It replaces
       difficult to work with characters, such as spaces, with standard
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix
index cc11427f65aae..b4a159745d46f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Disper is an on-the-fly display switch utility.";
+    description = "On-the-fly display switch utility";
     homepage = http://willem.engen.nl/projects/disper/;
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix
index 2de9efdac58a4..14e6a2f6681f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   makeFlags = "PREFIX=\${out}";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "identifies duplicate files residing within specified directories.";
+    description = "Identifies duplicate files residing within specified directories";
     longDescription = ''
       FDUPES uses md5sums and then a byte by byte comparison to finde duplicate
       files within a set of directories.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix
index 6436a14047ab3..122694af45674 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "gnuvd is a command-line dutch dictionary application.";
+    description = "Command-line dutch dictionary application";
     homepage = http://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/gnuvd/;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix
index ea54ab4a543d5..cd3ea6eda6f0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Yet another colouriser for beautifying your logfiles or output of commands.";
+    description = "Yet another colouriser for beautifying your logfiles or output of commands";
     homepage    = http://korpus.juls.savba.sk/~garabik/software/grc.html;
     license     = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix
index abbd8f20fd08d..6cb528cca1ddf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   #installTargets = "install datainstall";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on modern hard disk drives.";
+    description = "Hard disk drive health inspection tool";
+    longDescription = ''
+      GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from
+      smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling
+      SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on
+      modern hard disk drives.
+
+      It allows you to inspect the drive's SMART data to determine its health,
+      as well as run various tests on it.
+    '';
     homepage = http://gsmartcontrol.berlios.de;
     license = "GPLv2+";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [qknight];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
index 0aacf744b1ab3..01820aaf77807 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   patches = [./bin-mv.patch];
   
   meta = {
-    description = "HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.";
+    description = "Data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data";
     longDescription = ''
-      It supports an unlimited variety of datatypes, and is designed for flexible and efficient 
+      HDF5 supports an unlimited variety of datatypes, and is designed for flexible and efficient
       I/O and for high volume and complex data. HDF5 is portable and is extensible, allowing 
       applications to evolve in their use of HDF5. The HDF5 Technology suite includes tools and 
       applications for managing, manipulating, viewing, and analyzing data in the HDF5 format.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix
index 7701f0e205906..761b2c5bdbfbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [libmcrypt libmhash];
  
   meta = {
-    description = "mcrypt, and the accompanying libmcrypt, are intended to be replacements for the old Unix crypt, except that they are under the GPL and support an ever-wider range of algorithms and modes.";
+    description = "Replacement for old UNIX crypt(1)";
+    longDescription = ''
+      mcrypt, and the accompanying libmcrypt, are intended to be replacements
+      for the old Unix crypt, except that they are under the GPL and support an
+      ever-wider range of algorithms and modes.
+    '';
     homepage = http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net;
     license = "GPLv2";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
index 2d3a67db8c55c..47b96023ce0f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An ncurses disk usage analyzer.";
+    description = "Ncurses disk usage analyzer";
     homepage = http://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix
index 17be93dda8f7e..1da0d70a14fac 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "cowsay reimplemention for ponies.";
+    description = "Cowsay reimplemention for ponies";
     homepage = http://terse.tk/ponysay/;
     license = "GPLv3";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ bodil ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix
index 3f05d600944bc..12adb5318a894 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [freetype fontconfig libunwind libtool flex bison];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Create fonts.dir for TTF font directory.";
+    description = "Create fonts.dir for TTF font directory";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix
index b267074e77faa..542530532de06 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Hides mouse pointer while not in use.";
+    description = "Hides mouse pointer while not in use";
     longDescription = ''
       Unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you do not need it, to prevent
       it from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix
index d4cd07aa4c6f6..c609d2275dad3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Unit conversion tool.";
+    description = "Unit conversion tool";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix
index b4f9732dec6cf..b7f2be179c478 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Planet Venus is an awesome ‘river of news’ feed reader. It downloads news feeds published by web sites and aggregates their content together into a single combined feed, latest news first.";
+    description = "News feed reader";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Planet Venus is an awesome ‘river of news’ feed reader. It downloads news
+      feeds published by web sites and aggregates their content together into a
+      single combined feed, latest news first.
+    '';
     homepage = "http://intertwingly.net/code/venus/docs/index.html";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.psfl;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix
index 67f2b63c29285..c6291efad3123 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "make network connection via SOCKS and https proxy.";
+    description = "Make network connection via SOCKS and https proxy";
     longDescription = ''
       This proxy traversal tool is intended to assist OpenSSH (via ProxyCommand
       in ~/.ssh/config) and GIT (via $GIT_PROXY_COMMAND) utilize SOCKS and https proxies. 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix
index c51c8f59ff763..4bda944c68a59 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://fping.org/";
-    description = "A program to send ICMP echo probes to network hosts.";
+    description = "Send ICMP echo probes to network hosts";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix
index 8ab9394819150..e78dfa5b2cae6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Gmvault Gmail Backup - Backup and restore your gmail account at will.";
+    description = "Backup and restore your gmail account";
     homepage = "http://gmvault.org";
     license = pkgs.lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix
index d44c9f831f34d..3946f1eef0fa7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.";
+    description = "Reliable, high performance TCP/HTTP load balancer";
+    longDescription = ''
+      HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high
+      availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based
+      applications. It is particularly suited for web sites crawling under very
+      high loads while needing persistence or Layer7 processing. Supporting
+      tens of thousands of connections is clearly realistic with todays
+      hardware.
+    '';
     homepage = http://haproxy.1wt.eu;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.garbas ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix
index f9562f7eff608..2708210af8058 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://mosh.mit.edu/;
-    description = "Remote terminal application that allows roaming, local echo, etc.";
+    description = "Mobile shell (ssh replacement)";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent
+      connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of
+      user keystrokes.
+
+      Mosh is a replacement for SSH. It's more robust and responsive,
+      especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links.
+    '';
     license = "GPLv3+";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix
index 23ff6ddba55a0..77ef6e0ad306c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A simple tool for transporting data over the network.";
+    description = "Simple tool for transporting data over the network";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     homepage = "http://mamuti.net/netrw/index.en.html";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix
index 3d1563f9520d0..9050423cfafb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://monkey.org/~marius/nylon;
-    description = "Proxy server, supporting SOCKS 4 and 5, as well as a mirror mode.";
+    description = "Proxy server, supporting SOCKS 4 and 5, as well as a mirror mode";
     license = "free";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix
index a5b46ebbc3c65..fa1d2fb805a73 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "OfflineImap synchronizes emails between two repositories, so that you can read the same mailbox from multiple computers.";
+    description = "Synchronize emails between two repositories, so that you can read the same mailbox from multiple computers";
     homepage = "http://offlineimap.org";
     license = pkgs.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ pkgs.lib.maintainers.garbas ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix
index ec0b7c6f60b7e..80fc075107c14 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://code.google.com/p/pdsh/";
-    description = "A high-performance, parallel remote shell utility.";
+    description = "High-performance, parallel remote shell utility";
     license = "GPLv2";
 
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
index e2eeb73fc6499..6778cf94907ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies.";
+    description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies";
     homepage = http://proxychains.sourceforge.net;
     license = "GPLv2+";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix
index 646108525d3c1..254dc168ec8cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = "--with-libevent";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Trickle, a portable lightweight userspace bandwidth shaper.";
+    description = "Lightweight userspace bandwidth shaper";
     license = "BSD";
     homepage = http://monkey.org/~marius/pages/?page=trickle;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix
index 98fc8e4d1451a..ea9719dd9b291 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--localstatedir=/var" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Unbound, a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.";
+    description = "Validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver";
     license = "BSD";
     homepage = http://www.unbound.net;
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix
index aaa3b577657fe..ef91e69428a36 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "1afxbkdl9b81760pyb972k18dmidrciy3vzcnspp3jg0aa316yn8";
   };
   meta = {
-	description = "Small, GPL'ed password generator which creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human.";
-        platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    description = "Password generator which creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix
index 348d96b002475..05bab06d38277 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/;
-    description = "the component in Tor Browser Bundle that takes care of application-level security and privacy concerns in Firefox. To keep you safe, Torbutton disables many types of active content.";
+    description = "Part of the Tor Browser Bundle";
+    longDescription = ''
+      The component in Tor Browser Bundle that takes care of application-level
+      security and privacy concerns in Firefox. To keep you safe, Torbutton
+      disables many types of active content.
+    '';
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix
index 1c57711940bf7..7d15ade348cf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator.";
+    description = "Mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator";
     longDescription = ''
       Mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix
index a0f838cfcf93d..930cb7b7bff00 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter;
-    description = "A small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine.";
+    description = "Provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
index 0189d04902a29..3b5c06483845d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.rsyslog.com/";
-    description = "Rsyslog is an enhanced syslogd. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for stock sysklogd.";
+    description = "Enhanced syslog implementation";
     license = "GPLv3";
-
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix
index f5ee2f1bcbbac..f2cb221cb3219 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/";
-    description = "Next-generation syslogd with advanced networking and filtering capabilities.";
+    description = "Next-generation syslogd with advanced networking and filtering capabilities";
     license = "GPLv2";
-
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix
index ed48a9976d4c9..e1c4734bbdaf1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Chrome OS partitioning and kernel signing tools.";
+    description = "Chrome OS partitioning and kernel signing tools";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
author	Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com>	2013-10-06 11:49:53 +0200
committer	Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com>	2013-10-06 12:01:38 +0200
commit	083d0890f50c7bff87419b88465af6589faffa2e (patch)
tree	d50b7ce4b619e0f0d513f9c77776c85da09bf8d6 /pkgs
parent	9db68de9e616bbc64182847eae79a398ccc3e885 (diff)