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-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/audio/ecasound/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/audio/eflite/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/audio/picoloop/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/blockchains/sumokoin.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/kile/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/graphics/gnuclad/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/graphics/lightburn/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/bomber.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/granatier.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kalzium.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kapman.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/katomic.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kblackbox.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kblocks.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kbounce.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kdiamond.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kfloppy.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/klettres.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/klines.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kmag.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kmines.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/knetwalk.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/knights.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kollision.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kreversi.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kshisen.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/ksquares.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kteatime.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/ktimer.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kturtle.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/kde/kwave.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/dockbarx/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/fsv/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/grsync/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/icesl/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/libosmocore/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/mapproxy/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/obsidian/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/rsibreak/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/xmenu/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/jx/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ferdi/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/biology/dcm2niix/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/biology/kallisto/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq2html/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/labelimg/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/math/bliss/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/programming/scyther/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/video/mjpg-streamer/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/video/mkclean/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/window-managers/leftwm/default.nix2
56 files changed, 58 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ecasound/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ecasound/default.nix
index 13c48fc12af31..adb6f6b742742 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ecasound/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ecasound/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ alsaLib audiofile libjack2 liblo liboil libsamplerate libsndfile lilv lv2 ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing";
+    description = "Software package designed for multitrack audio processing";
     license = with stdenv.lib.licenses;  [ gpl2 lgpl21 ];
     homepage = "http://nosignal.fi/ecasound/";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/eflite/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/eflite/default.nix
index f9a579512caba..30a35501771be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/eflite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/eflite/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://eflite.sourceforge.net";
-    description = "EFlite is a speech server for screen readers";
+    description = "Speech server for screen readers";
     longDescription = ''
       EFlite is a speech server for Emacspeak and other screen
       readers that allows them to interface with Festival Lite,
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/picoloop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/picoloop/default.nix
index 7f6773f5e514a..69052988f26f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/picoloop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/picoloop/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Picoloop is a synth and a stepsequencer (a clone of the famous nanoloop)";
+    description = "A synth and a stepsequencer (a clone of the famous nanoloop)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/yoyz/picoloop";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/sumokoin.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/sumokoin.nix
index ad65da057aeca..beb294d2dfe0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/sumokoin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/sumokoin.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Sumokoin is a fork of Monero and a truely fungible cryptocurrency";
+    description = "A fork of Monero and a truely fungible cryptocurrency";
     homepage = "https://www.sumokoin.org/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fpletz ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/kile/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/kile/default.nix
index fa25252fc6f84..1f1e43d196ce9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/kile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/kile/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ konsole ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Kile is a user friendly TeX/LaTeX authoring tool for the KDE desktop environment";
+    description = "User-friendly TeX/LaTeX authoring tool for the KDE desktop environment";
     homepage = "https://www.kde.org/applications/office/kile/";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fridh ];
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gnuclad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gnuclad/default.nix
index d27c2636e25ee..c36d576cc8e2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gnuclad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gnuclad/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://launchpad.net/gnuclad";
-    description = "gnuclad tries to help the environment by creating trees.  It's primary use will be generating cladogram trees for the GNU/Linux distro timeline project";
+    description = "gnuclad tries to help the environment by creating trees.  Its primary use will be generating cladogram trees for the GNU/Linux distro timeline project";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mog ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/lightburn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/lightburn/default.nix
index a5a255338e8af..da5caeff3a006 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/lightburn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/lightburn/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "LightBurn is layout, editing, and control software for your laser cutter";
+    description = "Layout, editing, and control software for your laser cutter";
     homepage = "https://lightburnsoftware.com/";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ q3k ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/bomber.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/bomber.nix
index c3f4778025913..f42a6a01871bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/bomber.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/bomber.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "bomber";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.bomber";
-    description = "Bomber is a single player arcade game";
+    description = "A single player arcade game";
     longDescription = ''
       Bomber is a single player arcade game. The player is invading various
       cities in a plane that is decreasing in height.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/granatier.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/granatier.nix
index f0b7cde5b2ccc..c02fa0fef2e7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/granatier.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/granatier.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "granatier";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.granatier";
-    description = "Granatier is a clone of the classic Bomberman game";
+    description = "Clone of the classic Bomberman game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kalzium.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kalzium.nix
index 5bb51a6b4e1dd..cf579caa9cc8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kalzium.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kalzium.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kalzium";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.kalzium";
-    description = "Kalzium is a program that shows you the Periodic Table of Elements";
+    description = "Program that shows you the Periodic Table of Elements";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kapman.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kapman.nix
index 68af796dda4b4..5f4cc40138c0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kapman.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kapman.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kapman";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kapman";
-    description = "Kapman is a clone of the well known game Pac-Man";
+    description = "Clone of the well known game Pac-Man";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/katomic.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/katomic.nix
index a1d0f12b6a1d5..2690cfc058971 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/katomic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/katomic.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "katomic";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.katomic";
-    description = "KAtomic is a fun educational game built around molecular geometry";
+    description = "Fun educational game built around molecular geometry";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kblackbox.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kblackbox.nix
index 669c089df809d..ce0d8e36b91b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kblackbox.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kblackbox.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kblackbox";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kblackbox";
-    description = "KBlackbox is a game of hide and seek played on a grid of boxes";
+    description = "Game of hide and seek played on a grid of boxes";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kblocks.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kblocks.nix
index 1dedabb2a0823..a11a6e2574409 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kblocks.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kblocks.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kblocks";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kblocks";
-    description = "KBlocks is the classic falling blocks game";
+    description = "Classic falling blocks game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kbounce.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kbounce.nix
index a24d215518076..b67e3ce02173d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kbounce.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kbounce.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kbounce";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kbounce";
-    description = "KBounce is a single player arcade game with the elements of puzzle";
+    description = "Single player arcade game with the elements of puzzle";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kdiamond.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kdiamond.nix
index 26cd731beaf51..6c124f9450eae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kdiamond.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kdiamond.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kdiamond";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kdiamond";
-    description = "KDiamond is a single player puzzle game";
+    description = "A single player puzzle game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kfloppy.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kfloppy.nix
index 525520c159bdc..a8747047f42fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kfloppy.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kfloppy.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kfloppy";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.kfloppy";
-    description = "KFloppy is a utility to format 3.5\" and 5.25\" floppy disks";
+    description = "Utility to format 3.5\" and 5.25\" floppy disks";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/klettres.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/klettres.nix
index e8e0a0aa59ab1..aaddceb7bd6d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/klettres.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/klettres.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "klettres";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.klettres";
-    description = "KLettres is an application specially designed to help the user to learn an alphabet";
+    description = "An application specially designed to help the user to learn an alphabet";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/klines.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/klines.nix
index c6ad883dd63d0..7fadf409bd3d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/klines.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/klines.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "klines";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.klines";
-    description = "KLines is a simple but highly addictive one player game";
+    description = "A simple but highly addictive one player game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kmag.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kmag.nix
index 701d8dbf130a3..fdac690cf22f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kmag.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kmag.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kmag";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.kmag";
-    description = "KMag is a small utility for Linux to magnify a part of the screen";
+    description = "A small Linux utility to magnify a part of the screen";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kmines.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kmines.nix
index 9314cca4a23fa..edf3114244b9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kmines.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kmines.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kmines";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kmines";
-    description = "KMines is a classic Minesweeper game";
+    description = "A classic Minesweeper game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/knetwalk.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/knetwalk.nix
index 88d08b56bb1d2..f34bb84f0a064 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/knetwalk.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/knetwalk.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "knetwalk";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.knetwalk";
-    description = "KNetWalk is a single player logic game";
+    description = "A single player logic game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/knights.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/knights.nix
index ee5c37e2e9488..8b71493ff1868 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/knights.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/knights.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "knights";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.knights";
-    description = "KNights is a chess game";
+    description = "A chess game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kollision.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kollision.nix
index 3c0c814cd15af..6cb9995459a42 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kollision.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kollision.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kollision";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kollision";
-    description = "Kollision is a casual game";
+    description = "A casual game";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kreversi.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kreversi.nix
index 77ac4f05c8a8b..9f4be46738beb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kreversi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kreversi.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kreversi";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kreversi";
-    description = "KReversi is a simple one player strategy game played against the computer";
+    description = "A simple one player strategy game played against the computer";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kshisen.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kshisen.nix
index 7909ed8b2a385..5be17bb8ee08f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kshisen.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kshisen.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kshisen";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.kshisen";
-    description = "KShisen is a solitaire-like game played using the standard set of Mahjong tiles";
+    description = "A solitaire-like game played using the standard set of Mahjong tiles";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/ksquares.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/ksquares.nix
index 94a639a0d3700..12d989befe191 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/ksquares.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/ksquares.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "ksquares";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/games/org.kde.ksquares";
-    description = "KSquares is a game of Dots and Boxes";
+    description = "A game of Dots and Boxes";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kteatime.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kteatime.nix
index a69cb991acc0a..812a13aa118be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kteatime.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kteatime.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kteatime";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.kteatime";
-    description = "KTeaTime is a handy timer for steeping tea";
+    description = "A handy timer for steeping tea";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/ktimer.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/ktimer.nix
index aa755f35ce436..bdb8f2c687b14 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/ktimer.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/ktimer.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "ktimer";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.ktimer";
-    description = "KTimer is a little tool to execute programs after some time";
+    description = "A little tool to execute programs after some time";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kturtle.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kturtle.nix
index e16c86dc13621..c495b16fef79a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kturtle.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kturtle.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kturtle";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.kturtle";
-    description = "KTurtle is an educational programming environment for learning how to program";
+    description = "An educational programming environment for learning how to program";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kwave.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kwave.nix
index 349787d000b5b..78a3d9ab4a54b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kwave.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kwave.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   name = "kwave";
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/en/multimedia/org.kde.kwave";
-    description = "KWave is a simple media player";
+    description = "A simple media player";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/dockbarx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/dockbarx/default.nix
index 97510bc3b4577..463f7db6b0c33 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/dockbarx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/dockbarx/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://launchpad.net/dockbar/";
-    description = "DockBarX is a lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux which works as a stand-alone dock";
+    description = "Lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux which works as a stand-alone dock";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.volth ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/fsv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/fsv/default.nix
index 8b6898958d3cf..ff556621f9ae6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/fsv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/fsv/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "0.9-1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner  = "mcuelenaere"; 
+    owner  = "mcuelenaere";
     repo   = "fsv";
     rev    = "${pname}-${version}";
     sha256 = "0n09jd7yqj18mx6zqbg7kab4idg5llr15g6avafj74fpg1h7iimj";
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs       = [ file gtk2 libGLU gtkglarea ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description     = "fsv is a file system visualizer in cyberspace";
+    description     = "File system visualizer in cyberspace";
     longDescription = ''
       fsv (pronounced eff-ess-vee) is a file system visualizer in cyberspace.
       It lays out files and directories in three dimensions, geometrically
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/grsync/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/grsync/default.nix
index 8d17ff09204f1..e1c9902c6ae7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/grsync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/grsync/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Grsync is used to synchronize folders, files and make backups";
+    description = "Synchronize folders, files and make backups";
     homepage = "http://www.opbyte.it/grsync/";
     license = licenses.gpl1;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/icesl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/icesl/default.nix
index edcc5a58ad523..b3e7e53774d76 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/icesl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/icesl/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "IceSL is a GPU-accelerated procedural modeler and slicer for 3D printing";
+    description = "GPU-accelerated procedural modeler and slicer for 3D printing";
     homepage = "http://shapeforge.loria.fr/icesl/index.html";
     license = licenses.inria-icesl;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/libosmocore/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/libosmocore/default.nix
index 2bd8bfa99bcd6..8b36d384e153f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/libosmocore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/libosmocore/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "libosmocore";
+    description = "Set of Osmocom core libraries";
     homepage = "https://github.com/osmocom/libosmocore";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mapproxy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mapproxy/default.nix
index 5676aef236071..41ae683548d08 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mapproxy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mapproxy/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   #    https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/56480
   doCheck = false;
   meta = with lib; {
-  description = "MapProxy is an open source proxy for geospatial data";
+  description = "Open source proxy for geospatial data";
   homepage = "https://mapproxy.org/";
   license = licenses.asl20;
   maintainers = with maintainers; [ rakesh4g ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/obsidian/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/obsidian/default.nix
index 0f929439e4ff3..8d6669917e793 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/obsidian/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/obsidian/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description =
-      "Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files";
+      "A powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files";
     homepage = "https://obsidian.md";
     license = licenses.obsidian;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ conradmearns zaninime ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/rsibreak/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/rsibreak/default.nix
index 432cbfb9b6934..9f765793dc9a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/rsibreak/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/rsibreak/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ knotifyconfig kidletime kwindowsystem ktextwidgets kcrash ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "RSIBreak takes care of your health and regularly breaks your work to avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI)";
+    description = "Takes care of your health and regularly breaks your work to avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI)";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     homepage = "https://www.kde.org/applications/utilities/rsibreak/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vandenoever ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmenu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmenu/default.nix
index 0904d1d048fc5..ecbb205c98e94 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmenu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmenu/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = "sed -i \"s:/usr/local:$out:\" config.mk";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "XMenu is a menu utility for X";
+    description = "A menu utility for X";
     homepage = "https://github.com/phillbush/xmenu";
     license = licenses.publicDomain;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ neonfuz ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/jx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/jx/default.nix
index 6fbec331802a8..72b365d01b479 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/jx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/jx/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "JX is a command line tool for installing and using Jenkins X";
+    description = "Command line tool for installing and using Jenkins X";
     homepage = "https://jenkins-x.io";
     longDescription = ''
       Jenkins X provides automated CI+CD for Kubernetes with Preview
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix
index 60e79ed6690a7..b1ea88a11a332 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/prow/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Prow is a Kubernetes based CI/CD system";
+    description = "A Kubernetes based CI/CD system";
     longDescription = ''
       Prow is a Kubernetes based CI/CD system. Jobs can be triggered by various
       types of events and report their status to many different services. In
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ferdi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ferdi/default.nix
index e0f56e2783d0b..190050d8327b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ferdi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ferdi/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mkFranzDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0i24vcnq4iz5amqmn2fgk92ff9x9y7fg8jhc3g6ksvmcfly7af3k";
   };
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Ferdi allows you to combine your favorite messaging services into one application";
+    description = "Combine your favorite messaging services into one application";
     homepage = "https://getferdi.com/";
     license = licenses.free;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.davidtwco ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix
index c1984a218c8ae..9f841f50dac36 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/psi/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Psi, an XMPP (Jabber) client";
+    description = "An XMPP (Jabber) client";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
index 9a607b54b9cc0..45d41839a1ca0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "aerc is an email client for your terminal";
+    description = "An email client for your terminal";
     homepage = "https://aerc-mail.org/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ tadeokondrak ];
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/dcm2niix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/dcm2niix/default.nix
index 59b173ac98cd6..cfd1206f2314f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/dcm2niix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/dcm2niix/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libyamlcpp ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "dcm2niix DICOM to NIfTI converter";
+    description = "DICOM to NIfTI converter";
     longDescription = ''
       dcm2niix is a designed to convert neuroimaging data from the
       DICOM format to the NIfTI format.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/kallisto/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/kallisto/default.nix
index 5a1bb187886be..014ae14cc7948 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/kallisto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/kallisto/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Kallisto is a program for quantifying abundances of transcripts from RNA-Seq data";
+    description = "Program for quantifying abundances of transcripts from RNA-Seq data";
     homepage = "https://pachterlab.github.io/kallisto";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq2html/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq2html/default.nix
index 2e56eda893e92..e53e8e7392c0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq2html/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq2html/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchgit, ocaml }:
 
-let 
+let
   version = "20170720";
 in
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "coq2html is an HTML documentation generator for Coq source files";
+    description = "HTML documentation generator for Coq source files";
     longDescription = ''
       coq2html is an HTML documentation generator for Coq source files. It is
       an alternative to the standard coqdoc documentation generator
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix
index ecc253a64d986..48ad63eaa993e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = "opaline -prefix $out";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Ott: tool for the working semanticist";
+    description = "A tool for the working semanticist";
     longDescription = ''
       Ott is a tool for writing definitions of programming languages and
       calculi. It takes as input a definition of a language syntax and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/labelimg/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/labelimg/default.nix
index 05c56b0b09583..18c304e831653 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/labelimg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/labelimg/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       makeWrapperArgs+=("''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}")
     '';
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-      description = "LabelImg is a graphical image annotation tool and label object bounding boxes in images";
+      description = "A graphical image annotation tool and label object bounding boxes in images";
       homepage = "https://github.com/tzutalin/labelImg";
       license = licenses.mit;
       platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/bliss/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/bliss/default.nix
index 52b05646a70de..9ab90134aad41 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/bliss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/bliss/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "bliss is an open source tool for computing automorphism groups and canonical forms of graphs. It has both a command line user interface as well as C++ and C programming language APIs";
+    description = "An open source tool for computing automorphism groups and canonical forms of graphs. It has both a command line user interface as well as C++ and C programming language APIs";
     homepage = "http://www.tcs.hut.fi/Software/bliss/";
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/default.nix
index 50d4dcc1a9ff6..268ae53401f5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "OpenModelica is an open-source Modelica-based modeling and simulation environment";
+    description = "An open-source Modelica-based modeling and simulation environment";
     homepage    = "https://openmodelica.org";
     license     = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ smironov ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/programming/scyther/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/programming/scyther/default.nix
index d1e948fe187b1..ca6b57de611d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/programming/scyther/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/programming/scyther/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Scyther is a tool for the automatic verification of security protocols";
+    description = "A tool for the automatic verification of security protocols";
     homepage = "https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/cas.cremers/scyther/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ infinisil ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mjpg-streamer/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mjpg-streamer/default.nix
index d1efae4a92441..b6856f1a18e36 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mjpg-streamer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mjpg-streamer/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer";
-    description = "MJPG-streamer takes JPGs from Linux-UVC compatible webcams, filesystem or other input plugins and streams them as M-JPEG via HTTP to webbrowsers, VLC and other software";
+    description = "Takes JPGs from Linux-UVC compatible webcams, filesystem or other input plugins and streams them as M-JPEG via HTTP to webbrowsers, VLC and other software";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ gebner ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mkclean/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mkclean/default.nix
index 6bb1bcc5d8a69..36cd2206070c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mkclean/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mkclean/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "mkclean is a command line tool to clean and optimize Matroska (.mkv / .mka / .mks / .mk3d) and WebM (.webm / .weba) files that have already been muxed";
+    description = "Command line tool to clean and optimize Matroska (.mkv / .mka / .mks / .mk3d) and WebM (.webm / .weba) files that have already been muxed";
     homepage = "https://www.matroska.org";
     license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ chrisaw ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/leftwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/leftwm/default.nix
index 06ebd7e0e9242..e2b3e4a55a4a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/leftwm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/leftwm/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Leftwm - A tiling window manager for the adventurer";
+    description = "A tiling window manager for the adventurer";
     homepage = "https://github.com/leftwm/leftwm";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;