Fix many package descriptions

(My OCD kicked in today...)

Remove repeated package names, capitalize first word, remove trailing
periods and move overlong descriptions to longDescription.

I also simplified some descriptions as well, when they were particularly
long or technical, often based on Arch Linux' package descriptions.

I've tried to stay away from generated expressions (and I think I
succeeded).

Some specifics worth mentioning:
 * cron, has "Vixie Cron" in its description. The "Vixie" part is not
   mentioned anywhere else. I kept it in a parenthesis at the end of the
   description.

 * ctags description started with "Exuberant Ctags ...", and the
   "exuberant" part is not mentioned elsewhere. Kept it in a parenthesis
   at the end of description.

 * nix has the description "The Nix Deployment System". Since that
   doesn't really say much what it is/does (especially after removing
   the package name!), I changed that to "Powerful package manager that
   makes package management reliable and reproducible" (borrowed from
   nixos.org).

 * Tons of "GNU Foo, Foo is a [the important bits]" descriptions
   is changed to just [the important bits]. If the package name doesn't
   contain GNU I don't think it's needed to say it in the description
   either.

16 files changed, 16 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/default.nix
index ad2ea75bd704..e23a6d94ec1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/default.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Mozilla Firefox - the browser, reloaded";
+    description = "Web browser";
     homepage = http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ eelco wizeman ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
index 80b09bcd8a8e..201a6b947c1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.opera.com;
-    description = "The Opera web browser";
+    description = "Web browser";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/snort/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/snort/default.nix
index 858e99c245ba..580591c18ade 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/snort/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ids/snort/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libpcap pcre libdnet daq zlib flex bison ];
   
   meta = {
-    description = "Snort is an open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS)";
+    description = "Network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS)";
     homepage = http://www.snort.org;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix
index ec614bf4b8c1..cf10c1e6fe20 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "BitlBee, an IRC to other chat networks gateway";
+    description = "IRC instant messaging gateway";
 
     longDescription = ''
       BitlBee brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients.  It's a
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix
index 9cf2558ef320..909d6404193c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ rec {
       
   name = "carrier-2.5.0";
   meta = {
-    description = "Carrier - PidginIM GUI fork with user-friendly development model";
+    description = "PidginIM GUI fork with user-friendly development model";
     homepage = http://funpidgin.sf.net; 
   };
 } // (if externalPurple2 then {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix
index 07730a8c0ee1..e46956f3ccae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Ekiga SIP client";
+    description = "VOIP/Videoconferencing app with full SIP and H.323 support";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/fuze/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/fuze/default.nix
index 9ccada87fe2f..41ffb421f8e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/fuze/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/fuze/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Fuze for Linux";
+    description = "Internet and mobile based unified communications solutions (Linux client)";
     homepage = http://www.fuzebox.com;
     license = "unknown";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix
index 6da12905f560..cf4c2e22ad6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "HipChat Desktop Client";
+    description = "Desktop client for HipChat services";
     homepage = http://www.hipchat.com;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
index 6e6fd6d0eb6c..814a191c457a 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 = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Pidgin IM - XMPP(Jabber), AIM/ICQ, IRC, SIP etc client";
+    description = "Multi-protocol instant messaging client";
     homepage = http://pidgin.im;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix
index 2d5e6b66bf05..77aeb64478f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/jmeter/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Apache JMeter is a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance.";
+    description = "A 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance";
     longDescription = ''
       The Apache JMeter desktop application is open source software, a 100%
       pure Java application designed to load test functional behavior and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch/default.nix
index 7a1eddfa8690..75ccb93ca954 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch/default.nix
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   checkTarget = "test";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Notmuch -- The mail indexer";
-    longDescription = "";
+    description = "Mail indexer";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ chaoflow garbas ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix
index c933460af43b..fe13c756bd7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ slang ncurses ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The slrn (S-Lang read news) newsreader";
+    description = "Text-based newsreader";
     homepage = http://slrn.sourceforge.net/index.html;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/gnunet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/gnunet/default.nix
index 6c28840f7e5f..052c53112536 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/gnunet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/gnunet/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   */
 
   meta = {
-    description = "GNUnet, GNU's decentralized anonymous and censorship-resistant P2P framework";
+    description = "GNU's decentralized anonymous and censorship-resistant P2P framework";
 
     longDescription = ''
       GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/rdesktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/rdesktop/default.nix
index 9ba9e3aa3fc4..09c20618d668 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/rdesktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/rdesktop/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "rdesktop is an open source client for Windows Terminal Services";
+    description = "Open source client for Windows Terminal Services";
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/remmina/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/remmina/default.nix
index 8fb929d53e10..8304f6dc091b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/remmina/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/remmina/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     homepage = "http://remmina.sourceforge.net/";
-    description = "Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+";
+    description = "Remote desktop client written in GTK+";
     maintainers = [];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing/default.nix
index 226b7f6d097b..64bf287b44f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://syncthing.net/;
-    description = "Syncthing replaces Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync with something open, trustworthy and decentralized";
+    description = "Replaces Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync with something open, trustworthy and decentralized";
     license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; mit;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ matejc ];
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;