meta.description fixups

Mostly scripted substitutions with a couple of subjective enhancements.

12 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix
index 229db910ffd..70447d9f885 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ unzip cmake boost ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Open Asset Import Library is a library to import various 3D model formats";
+    description = "A library to import various 3D model formats";
     homepage = http://assimp.sourceforge.net/;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ emery ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix
index f75c2117084..6808ea52adf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = "ln -s . $out/include/fastcgi";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "FastCGI  is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CG";
+    description = "A language independent, scalable, open extension to CG";
     homepage = http://www.fastcgi.com/;
     license = "FastCGI see LICENSE.TERMS";
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/fox-1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/fox-1.6.nix
index 604fe3c2fdf..e966388b2ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/fox-1.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/fox-1.6.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     branch = "1.6";
-    description = "FOX is a C++ based class library for building Graphical User Interfaces";
+    description = "A C++ based class library for building Graphical User Interfaces";
     longDescription = ''
         FOX stands for Free Objects for X.
         It is a C++ based class library for building Graphical User Interfaces.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix
index 49e3fc40ba6..95038284cd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_412 docbook_xsl libxml2 ];
   meta = {
-    description = "giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images";
+    description = "A library for reading and writing gif images";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
index dcd52fc93f4..0bccb857d35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_412 docbook_xsl libxml2 ];
   meta = {
-    description = "giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images";
+    description = "A library for reading and writing gif images";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lame/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lame/default.nix
index abf05f4c138..562e292791a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lame/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lame/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "LAME is a high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder";
+    description = "A high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder";
     homepage    = http://lame.sourceforge.net;
     license     = licenses.lgpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ codyopel ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtomcrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtomcrypt/default.nix
index 4a3196e44b8..e960f5ef57f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtomcrypt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtomcrypt/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://libtom.org/?page=features&newsitems=5&whatfile=crypt";
-    description = "LibTomCrypt is a fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit";
+    description = "A fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/npapi-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/npapi-sdk/default.nix
index 57b1b3af2d1..c2799d039cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/npapi-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/npapi-sdk/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "NPAPI-SDK is a bundle of NPAPI headers by Mozilla";
+    description = "A bundle of NPAPI headers by Mozilla";
 
     homepage = https://code.google.com/p/npapi-sdk/;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/default.nix
index 1e1fc7ea3b8..872576d9fb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/default.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       meta = {
-        description = "A toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.";
+        description = "A toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter";
         longDescription = ''
           Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.
           Its areas of application include high energy, nuclear and accelerator physics, as well as studies in medical and space science.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       meta = {
-        description = "Data files for the Geant4 toolkit.";
+        description = "Data files for the Geant4 toolkit";
         homepage = http://www.geant4.org;
         license = stdenv.lib.licenses.g4sl;
         maintainers = [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/g4py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/g4py/default.nix
index f90b2e6c4ae..e023b122091 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/g4py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/geant4/g4py/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       meta = {
-        description = "Python bindings and utilities for Geant4.";
+        description = "Python bindings and utilities for Geant4";
         longDescription = ''
           Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.      
           Its areas of application include high energy, nuclear and accelerator physics, as well as studies in medical and space science.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qmltermwidget/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qmltermwidget/default.nix
index d011114bfd2..9078796fee6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qmltermwidget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qmltermwidget/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "This project is a QML port of qtermwidget";
+    description = "A QML port of qtermwidget";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Swordifish90/qmltermwidget";
     license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2 ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/urt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/urt/default.nix
index 8570af2b283..090ca28d7c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/urt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/urt/default.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.cs.utah.edu/gdc/projects/urt/;
-    description = "The Utah Raster Toolkit is a library for dealing with raster images";
+    description = "A library for dealing with raster images";
   };
 }
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