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-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix14
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix16
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix9
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix7
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix2
46 files changed, 72 insertions, 62 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
index d9554d5f7249..9f4859d6e070 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 fe32aca029bc..a49bfd9cccf4 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 c40b3d4cd650..a0ba61431655 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 327e11bf0862..bad277d61ce3 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 0a26e8fd43df..4b2692a5e22a 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 d4c428e5a1e5..96cc4e040c4f 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 0c99ceaca22b..ab0e3512ef28 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 94427537003b..72086e54fece 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 c8c538c5cb7c..e72560be8f44 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 ac01e02b4334..896dbdac71be 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 a253e25cad45..e942189714ea 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 87a732b5b4ca..cee0f0ca5534 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 ca481f1081d3..1bae58cfaaee 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 6d43cc279975..e7c8e276d27b 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 ce69b5c0b5ae..058a54c45a71 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 6aa0b34314ac..cfa44d9285cc 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 f1c26b27262d..af10ca9800d0 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 0b19eef3c8ca..dbff65d36518 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 cbd0819e2401..b394719611de 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 31c00626847b..fd2e7c3ac426 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 c2f80570673b..91fd1da10149 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 d6083da5ce40..42792ba8f91d 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 b8edd93455dd..77acc511fe42 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 bd00d91e23d3..ce10b8791995 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 4d561737d276..e39e377147a3 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 cdbf63dbd9f1..2e1b745790a4 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 e8afdb37cbc4..9c787867e5a1 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 00fba657d8a4..d0652adcb0d6 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 d468c69fbeb8..3994563cf3eb 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 70153eee61b4..579492248ea3 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 18a16114c507..4223c52b7d48 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 f9549241a45c..d6c1c0c18781 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 009bed3ffe2a..ab46efa9a961 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 93b1657aa14a..d92c7887210e 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 e9e6ca7bead7..47baf446d0ac 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 d72f753a26e0..5c1910d6c6f6 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 368557e3c2ce..a1959eedba2f 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 1a6bc6629993..11a16e3a79d2 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 bef755afed46..49207ad06615 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 9c6cd9d31377..cc82158ae829 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 b2ddabfa6a8d..f8b6aad43106 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 195ee5d45c01..d1e2a8b7883d 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 26b16375e659..bb8b7a1d0d99 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 b4dabb300c19..7a467b1fcdb9 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 ab261a78fb01..721adf413264 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 50655a851e2a..dd49cf5ec43e 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";
          };
 }