diff --git a/archivers/arc/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/arc/pkg/COMMENT
index a55247be774..d3e974332c2 100644
--- a/archivers/arc/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/arc/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Create & extract files from DOS .ARC files
+create & extract files from DOS .ARC files
diff --git a/archivers/bzip/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/bzip/pkg/COMMENT
index db02c0679cb..0ccbff4ae62 100644
--- a/archivers/bzip/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/bzip/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Block-sorting file compressor
+block-sorting file compressor, encumbered
diff --git a/archivers/bzip2/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/bzip2/pkg/COMMENT
index db02c0679cb..2f2f2dba3e0 100644
--- a/archivers/bzip2/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/bzip2/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Block-sorting file compressor
+block-sorting file compressor, unencumbered
diff --git a/archivers/gshar+gunshar/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/gshar+gunshar/pkg/COMMENT
index 4a4c3288504..cdeeb640627 100644
--- a/archivers/gshar+gunshar/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/gshar+gunshar/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Allows packing and unpacking of shell archives
+packing and unpacking of shell archives
diff --git a/archivers/ha/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/ha/pkg/COMMENT
index 853d7bbea97..3b7946abc2f 100644
--- a/archivers/ha/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/ha/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Archiver, using the HSC compression method
+archive files using the HSC compression method
diff --git a/archivers/lha/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/lha/pkg/COMMENT
index 7333fab13f2..b85b6d46a18 100644
--- a/archivers/lha/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/lha/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Archive files using LZW compression (.lzh files)
+archive files using LZW compression (.lzh files)
diff --git a/archivers/rar/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/rar/pkg/COMMENT
index 0190de1c779..a5289b15441 100644
--- a/archivers/rar/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/rar/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-File archiver (binary port)
+archiver (binary port)
diff --git a/archivers/unarj/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/unarj/pkg/COMMENT
index b1b02603b8d..e2d9d9c696b 100644
--- a/archivers/unarj/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/unarj/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Allows files to be extracted from ARJ archives
+extract files from ARJ archives
diff --git a/archivers/unrar/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/unrar/pkg/COMMENT
index d7f1467d13b..250013413c8 100644
--- a/archivers/unrar/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/unrar/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Extract, view & test RAR archives
+extract, list & test RAR archives
diff --git a/archivers/unzip/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/unzip/pkg/COMMENT
index f6044b63204..2cec6df03ed 100644
--- a/archivers/unzip/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/unzip/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-List, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive
+extract, list & test files in a ZIP archive
diff --git a/archivers/zip/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/zip/pkg/COMMENT
index 4765fa18f54..d801634b76b 100644
--- a/archivers/zip/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/zip/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Create/update ZIP files compatible with pkzip
+create/update ZIP files compatible with pkzip
diff --git a/archivers/zoo/pkg/COMMENT b/archivers/zoo/pkg/COMMENT
index e876601ab5b..bc652bf15f7 100644
--- a/archivers/zoo/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/archivers/zoo/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Manipulate archives of files in compressed form
+handle the old .zoo archive format
diff --git a/astro/sattrack/pkg/COMMENT b/astro/sattrack/pkg/COMMENT
index 383d22dd8b6..f96f52287bc 100644
--- a/astro/sattrack/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/astro/sattrack/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Real-time satellite tracking and orbit propagation program.
+real-time satellite tracking and orbit propagation program
diff --git a/astro/xearth/pkg/COMMENT b/astro/xearth/pkg/COMMENT
index 7a48cd3d8ac..d8bd713d688 100644
--- a/astro/xearth/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/astro/xearth/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Set the root window to the image of earth.
+set the root window to the image of earth
diff --git a/astro/xephem/pkg/COMMENT b/astro/xephem/pkg/COMMENT
index b4678a0dbfc..a1736603628 100644
--- a/astro/xephem/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/astro/xephem/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-an interactive astronomical ephemeris program
+interactive astronomical ephemeris program
diff --git a/astro/xphoon/pkg/COMMENT b/astro/xphoon/pkg/COMMENT
index e79090eab8f..a1df67976c2 100644
--- a/astro/xphoon/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/astro/xphoon/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Set the root window to the moon in its current phase
+set the root window to the moon in its current phase
diff --git a/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg/COMMENT b/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg/COMMENT
index d157b18bbc5..403a8cc4180 100644
--- a/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Performance Test of Filesystem I/O.
+performance test of filesystem I/O
diff --git a/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg/COMMENT b/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg/COMMENT
index 5f695dc3de4..5d8e6712935 100644
--- a/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The BYTE magazine benchmark suite.
+BYTE magazine benchmark suite
diff --git a/benchmarks/iozone/pkg/COMMENT b/benchmarks/iozone/pkg/COMMENT
index 02b289ce7b8..940569c3016 100644
--- a/benchmarks/iozone/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/benchmarks/iozone/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Performance Test of Sequential File I/O.
+performance test of sequential file I/O
diff --git a/benchmarks/lmbench/pkg/COMMENT b/benchmarks/lmbench/pkg/COMMENT
index 591a21e5e11..771d4e9add0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/lmbench/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/benchmarks/lmbench/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A system performance measurement tool
+system performance measurement
diff --git a/benchmarks/netpipe/pkg/COMMENT b/benchmarks/netpipe/pkg/COMMENT
index 03929d14a48..262b7c5e9ae 100644
--- a/benchmarks/netpipe/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/benchmarks/netpipe/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a self-scaling network benchmark
+self-scaling network benchmark
diff --git a/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg/COMMENT b/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg/COMMENT
index 8467c1a3e50..7d2865647ef 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Measures the throughput of a tcp connection.
+measures the throughput of a tcp connection
diff --git a/chinese/lunar/pkg/COMMENT b/chinese/lunar/pkg/COMMENT
index 99f0f83b6bc..b1db335d39a 100644
--- a/chinese/lunar/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/chinese/lunar/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Gregorian Solar Calendar (SC) -> Lunar Calendar (LC) conv
+Gregorian Solar Calendar (SC) -> Lunar Calendar (LC)
diff --git a/comms/conserver/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/conserver/pkg/COMMENT
index 32176afed41..1d0ab90f0ff 100644
--- a/comms/conserver/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/conserver/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Manage remote serial consoles via TCP/IP
+manage remote serial consoles via TCP/IP
diff --git a/comms/efax/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/efax/pkg/COMMENT
index 8d317d5f8b4..543f6784346 100644
--- a/comms/efax/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/efax/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A small, simple FAX send/receive program.
+small & simple FAX send/receive program
diff --git a/comms/kermit/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/kermit/pkg/COMMENT
index 742a24cf465..281cb6459fe 100644
--- a/comms/kermit/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/kermit/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-File transfer/terminal emulation utilitiy
+file transfer/terminal emulation
diff --git a/comms/lrzsz/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/lrzsz/pkg/COMMENT
index f6da9b58d1d..b8f92db1ca0 100644
--- a/comms/lrzsz/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/lrzsz/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Receive/Send files via X/Y/ZMODEM protocol
+receive/Send files via X/Y/ZMODEM protocol
diff --git a/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg/COMMENT
index 2d177c8289f..a0225a44a7e 100644
--- a/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Handle external logins, send and receive faxes.
+handle external logins, send and receive faxes
diff --git a/comms/minicom/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/minicom/pkg/COMMENT
index e3c08ebc58c..0776112412e 100644
--- a/comms/minicom/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/minicom/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An MS-DOS Telix serial communication program "workalike".
+MS-DOS Telix serial communication program "workalike"
diff --git a/comms/pilot-link/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/pilot-link/pkg/COMMENT
index 60a07beb125..db7b5b603e1 100644
--- a/comms/pilot-link/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/pilot-link/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-PalmPilot communications utilities
+PalmPilot communication utilities
diff --git a/comms/rzsz/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/rzsz/pkg/COMMENT
index f4859818bf8..09f3880e87c 100755
--- a/comms/rzsz/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/rzsz/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Receive/Send files via X/Y/ZMODEM protocol.
+receive/send files via X/Y/ZMODEM protocol
diff --git a/comms/seyon/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/seyon/pkg/COMMENT
index 459c0c18b0c..933f52bec12 100644
--- a/comms/seyon/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/seyon/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A communications package for the X Window system.
+communication package for the X Window system
diff --git a/comms/tkhylafax/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/tkhylafax/pkg/COMMENT
index e5afccad593..3f0831f9da8 100644
--- a/comms/tkhylafax/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/tkhylafax/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a tcl/tk interface to Sam Leffler's fax package
+tcl/tk interface to Sam Leffler's fax package
diff --git a/comms/xcept/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/xcept/pkg/COMMENT
index 79b407a6e65..8f04cc36688 100644
--- a/comms/xcept/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/xcept/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a decoder for the CEPT (Btx) protocol
+decoder for the CEPT (Btx) protocol
diff --git a/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg/COMMENT b/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg/COMMENT
index be47da8d05b..773724ef8c6 100644
--- a/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Receive/Send files via ZMODEM protocol.  (unrestrictive)
+receive/send files via ZMODEM protocol (unrestricted)
diff --git a/converters/base64/pkg/COMMENT b/converters/base64/pkg/COMMENT
index 92f491ebd13..d61e5147e10 100644
--- a/converters/base64/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/converters/base64/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Converter to/from base64 encoding
+converter to/from base64 encoding
diff --git a/converters/btoa/pkg/COMMENT b/converters/btoa/pkg/COMMENT
index 02d4d7e5d58..f40f11e9672 100644
--- a/converters/btoa/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/converters/btoa/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Encode/decode binary to printable ASCII
+encode/decode binary to printable ASCII
diff --git a/converters/ish/pkg/COMMENT b/converters/ish/pkg/COMMENT
index 47822d47eba..9b251acbc50 100644
--- a/converters/ish/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/converters/ish/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Binary-to-text file converter
+binary-to-text file converter
diff --git a/converters/mpack/pkg/COMMENT b/converters/mpack/pkg/COMMENT
index c3c423d839f..71812d55ea8 100644
--- a/converters/mpack/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/converters/mpack/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-External MIME packer/unpacker
+external MIME packer/unpacker
diff --git a/converters/recode/pkg/COMMENT b/converters/recode/pkg/COMMENT
index 8d499e2cedb..16b95d97cfd 100644
--- a/converters/recode/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/converters/recode/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Converts files between character sets and usages
+converts files between character sets and usages
diff --git a/converters/trans/pkg/COMMENT b/converters/trans/pkg/COMMENT
index b13fd5c0271..408dc470e43 100644
--- a/converters/trans/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/converters/trans/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Character Encoding Converter Generator Package
+character encoding converter generator package
diff --git a/databases/db/pkg/COMMENT b/databases/db/pkg/COMMENT
index d7a805a7c31..14dc33097f5 100644
--- a/databases/db/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/databases/db/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-the Berkeley DB package, revision 2
+Berkeley DB package, revision 2
diff --git a/databases/mysql/pkg/COMMENT b/databases/mysql/pkg/COMMENT
index 4fe439ba185..f91c9bf90a7 100644
--- a/databases/mysql/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/databases/mysql/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a multithreaded SQL database.
+multithreaded SQL database
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBD-Pg/pkg/COMMENT b/databases/p5-DBD-Pg/pkg/COMMENT
index e9f8398ffe9..2b8d916e3ea 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBD-Pg/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/databases/p5-DBD-Pg/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-provides access to PostgreSQL databases through the DBI
+access to PostgreSQL databases through the DBI
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBI/pkg/COMMENT b/databases/p5-DBI/pkg/COMMENT
index a194dc978da..3320f2bf361 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBI/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/databases/p5-DBI/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-the perl5 Database Interface.  Required for DBD::* modules.
+perl5 Database Interface, required for DBD::* modules
diff --git a/databases/pgaccess/pkg/COMMENT b/databases/pgaccess/pkg/COMMENT
index 61a2b01b12e..0e3a5c55fb3 100644
--- a/databases/pgaccess/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/databases/pgaccess/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a Tcl/Tk interface to PostgreSQL
+Tcl/Tk interface to PostgreSQL
diff --git a/databases/postgresql/pkg/COMMENT b/databases/postgresql/pkg/COMMENT
index 85dbe3e67c4..a5012a567f4 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/databases/postgresql/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a robust, next generation, object-relational DBMS
+robust, next generation, object-relational DBMS
diff --git a/devel/ElectricFence/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/ElectricFence/pkg/COMMENT
index 0c868f90cee..a7c41747c72 100644
--- a/devel/ElectricFence/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/ElectricFence/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A library providing malloc debugging via VM protection
+library providing malloc debugging via VM protection
diff --git a/devel/autoconf/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/autoconf/pkg/COMMENT
index 6922f03c2b3..2e9c65c283e 100644
--- a/devel/autoconf/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/autoconf/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms
+automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms
diff --git a/devel/boehm-gc/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/boehm-gc/pkg/COMMENT
index 7554875aabb..5759308d9f0 100644
--- a/devel/boehm-gc/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/boehm-gc/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Garbage collection and memory leak detection for C and C++.
+garbage collection and memory leak detection for C and C++
diff --git a/devel/ddd/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/ddd/pkg/COMMENT
index e3bbc716ee9..2d3b55f3de9 100644
--- a/devel/ddd/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/ddd/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Data Display Debugger, a graphical front-end for GDB, etc
+Data Display Debugger, graphical front-end for GDB, etc
diff --git a/devel/dejagnu/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/dejagnu/pkg/COMMENT
index 57136020499..8a49fedc2d2 100644
--- a/devel/dejagnu/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/dejagnu/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The GNU automated testing framework
+GNU automated testing framework
diff --git a/devel/gettext/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/gettext/pkg/COMMENT
index 9217b068c2a..03f01568ee3 100644
--- a/devel/gettext/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/gettext/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GNU gettext package.
+GNU gettext package
diff --git a/devel/gindent/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/gindent/pkg/COMMENT
index c44be7800b0..2882b02bd03 100644
--- a/devel/gindent/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/gindent/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GNU indent.
+GNU indent
diff --git a/devel/glib/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/glib/pkg/COMMENT
index 89681bd2708..c98b41cbba5 100644
--- a/devel/glib/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/glib/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Some useful routines of C programming.
+useful routines for C programming
diff --git a/devel/gmake/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/gmake/pkg/COMMENT
index f717bb510a9..3e0560af9ac 100644
--- a/devel/gmake/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/gmake/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GNU version of 'make' utility
+GNU version of 'make'
diff --git a/devel/libslang/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/libslang/pkg/COMMENT
index cf425a33890..79bc5961776 100644
--- a/devel/libslang/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/libslang/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A stack based interpreter for terminal applications.
+stack-based interpreter for terminal applications
diff --git a/devel/libtool/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/libtool/pkg/COMMENT
index f9655186637..9d1509f2ef2 100644
--- a/devel/libtool/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/libtool/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Generic shared library support script.
+generic shared library support script
diff --git a/devel/m4/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/m4/pkg/COMMENT
index 089df96cbf1..fe06c479495 100644
--- a/devel/m4/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/m4/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GNU's m4.
+GNU m4
diff --git a/devel/nasm/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/nasm/pkg/COMMENT
index 9e7694f67e1..175fb3af817 100644
--- a/devel/nasm/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/nasm/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-General-purpose multi-platform x86 assembler
+general-purpose multi-platform x86 assembler
diff --git a/devel/prc-tools/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/prc-tools/pkg/COMMENT
index 3ac916f04ca..e32bcf80b5b 100644
--- a/devel/prc-tools/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/prc-tools/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-PalmPilot(tm) Development environment
+PalmPilot(tm) development environment
diff --git a/devel/swig/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/swig/pkg/COMMENT
index 248d1af1eb8..ed782361d13 100644
--- a/devel/swig/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/swig/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator.
+Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator
diff --git a/devel/tkcvs/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/tkcvs/pkg/COMMENT
index fbc5f2fbd21..2ac0424148e 100644
--- a/devel/tkcvs/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/tkcvs/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-tkcvs is a graphical frontend to CVS.
+graphical frontend to CVS
diff --git a/devel/xmake/pkg/COMMENT b/devel/xmake/pkg/COMMENT
index e947da763aa..7ac94b55783 100644
--- a/devel/xmake/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/devel/xmake/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A powerful make utility
+powerful make utility
diff --git a/editors/axe/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/axe/pkg/COMMENT
index f81431c2ec9..6e5a235221f 100644
--- a/editors/axe/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/axe/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Simple to use text editor for X.
+simple to use text editor for X
diff --git a/editors/beav/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/beav/pkg/COMMENT
index 4d64377c8df..491d0abb358 100644
--- a/editors/beav/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/beav/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Binary Editor And Viewer, binary file editor
+Binary Editor And Viewer
diff --git a/editors/emacs/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/emacs/pkg/COMMENT
index 6b1a0a9de6b..f09d22ebb9d 100644
--- a/editors/emacs/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/emacs/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GNU editing macros.
+GNU editor
diff --git a/editors/hexedit/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/hexedit/pkg/COMMENT
index 3f4ef0cf361..750f2c7d608 100644
--- a/editors/hexedit/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/hexedit/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-View and edit files in hexadecimal or ASCII.
+view and edit files in hexadecimal or ASCII
diff --git a/editors/jed/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/jed/pkg/COMMENT
index e85b602bc72..2cefdf951f9 100644
--- a/editors/jed/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/jed/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The JED text editor
+text editor
diff --git a/editors/joe/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/joe/pkg/COMMENT
index 0dbd3670e23..63560b62c6f 100644
--- a/editors/joe/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/joe/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Joe's own editor.
+Joe's own editor
diff --git a/editors/jove/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/jove/pkg/COMMENT
index dc6b21753c4..81ed1cc4fca 100644
--- a/editors/jove/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/jove/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs.
+Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs
diff --git a/editors/nedit/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/nedit/pkg/COMMENT
index 1900b78612e..2627bf867e7 100644
--- a/editors/nedit/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/nedit/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An X11/Motif GUI text editor
+X11/Motif GUI text editor
diff --git a/editors/textedit/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/textedit/pkg/COMMENT
index 7bed6b97dd6..975767c9a68 100644
--- a/editors/textedit/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/textedit/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The standard OPEN LOOK text editor for X Windows.
+standard OPEN LOOK text editor for X Windows
diff --git a/editors/uemacs/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/uemacs/pkg/COMMENT
index 9aef9bc10e8..f0d23b78253 100644
--- a/editors/uemacs/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/uemacs/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A full screen editor.
+full screen simple editor
diff --git a/editors/vim/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/vim/pkg/COMMENT
index af8ac602b45..56fb6894505 100644
--- a/editors/vim/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/vim/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A vi "workalike", with many additional features.
+vi clone, many additional features
diff --git a/editors/wordperfect/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/wordperfect/pkg/COMMENT
index 8d04b793cb7..c2702ea05fd 100644
--- a/editors/wordperfect/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/wordperfect/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Graphical word processor ported from Windows
+graphical word processor ported from Windows
diff --git a/editors/xemacs20/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/xemacs20/pkg/COMMENT
index a1d19789744..6832c6effbb 100644
--- a/editors/xemacs20/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/xemacs20/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The extensible, customizable real-time display editor.
+extensible, customizable real-time display editor
diff --git a/editors/xwpe/pkg/COMMENT b/editors/xwpe/pkg/COMMENT
index 140164b39ae..2675b24c8ac 100644
--- a/editors/xwpe/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/editors/xwpe/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A powerfull programming editor.
+powerful programming editor
diff --git a/emulators/bochs/pkg/COMMENT b/emulators/bochs/pkg/COMMENT
index 457d2c09319..78f4125fb81 100644
--- a/emulators/bochs/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/emulators/bochs/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Intel 80386 CPU emulator.
+Intel 80386 CPU emulator
diff --git a/emulators/linux_lib/pkg/COMMENT b/emulators/linux_lib/pkg/COMMENT
index 53a90267736..8e4e9c10618 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_lib/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/emulators/linux_lib/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-These are the libraries necessary for linux compatibility.
+necessary libraries for linux compatibility
diff --git a/emulators/simh/pkg/COMMENT b/emulators/simh/pkg/COMMENT
index 1a9915a47cd..6fe6027e989 100644
--- a/emulators/simh/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/emulators/simh/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A PDP, IBM 1401, and Nova CPU simulator.
+PDP, IBM 1401, and Nova CPU simulator
diff --git a/emulators/wine/pkg/COMMENT b/emulators/wine/pkg/COMMENT
index 6ccc80e5d56..2b65a24a221 100644
--- a/emulators/wine/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/emulators/wine/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MS-Windows 3.1/95/NT emulator for Unix (Alpha release).
+MS-Windows 3.1/95/NT emulator for Unix (Alpha release)
diff --git a/emulators/x48/pkg/COMMENT b/emulators/x48/pkg/COMMENT
index 909e3e43dd7..33dc67d68ab 100644
--- a/emulators/x48/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/emulators/x48/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-an HP48sx emulator
+HP48sx emulator
diff --git a/emulators/xcopilot/pkg/COMMENT b/emulators/xcopilot/pkg/COMMENT
index 9ab86a19f85..fb2bb2d4d1c 100644
--- a/emulators/xcopilot/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/emulators/xcopilot/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Emulator for US Robotics Pilot PDA
+emulator for US Robotics Pilot PDA
diff --git a/japanese/onew-wnn4/pkg/COMMENT b/japanese/onew-wnn4/pkg/COMMENT
index 6228d350bc5..14e12828995 100644
--- a/japanese/onew-wnn4/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/japanese/onew-wnn4/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A library for Japanese Input Method Wnn4
+library for Japanese Input Method Wnn4
diff --git a/lang/Gofer/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/Gofer/pkg/COMMENT
index c5e02fe4e2f..d1968a0b073 100644
--- a/lang/Gofer/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/Gofer/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A lazy functional language.
+lazy functional language
diff --git a/lang/STk/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/STk/pkg/COMMENT
index e37cd10c4e5..511056d6594 100644
--- a/lang/STk/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/STk/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A scheme interpreter with tk interface
+scheme interpreter with tk interface
diff --git a/lang/egcs-snapshot/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/egcs-snapshot/pkg/COMMENT
index 6515faaddba..0e2a4a98c66 100644
--- a/lang/egcs-snapshot/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/egcs-snapshot/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-experimental version of the gnu C compiler, snapshot flavor
+experimental GNU C, C++, f77, java..., snapshot flavor
diff --git a/lang/egcs-stable/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/egcs-stable/pkg/COMMENT
index 6d1e6beaa6e..ad56c7e34a3 100644
--- a/lang/egcs-stable/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/egcs-stable/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-experimental gnu compiler (C, C++...) release flavor
+experimental GNU C, C++, f77..., release flavor
diff --git a/lang/egcs/snapshot/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/egcs/snapshot/pkg/COMMENT
index 6515faaddba..0e2a4a98c66 100644
--- a/lang/egcs/snapshot/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/egcs/snapshot/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-experimental version of the gnu C compiler, snapshot flavor
+experimental GNU C, C++, f77, java..., snapshot flavor
diff --git a/lang/egcs/stable/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/egcs/stable/pkg/COMMENT
index 6d1e6beaa6e..ad56c7e34a3 100644
--- a/lang/egcs/stable/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/egcs/stable/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-experimental gnu compiler (C, C++...) release flavor
+experimental GNU C, C++, f77..., release flavor
diff --git a/lang/expect/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/expect/pkg/COMMENT
index fbd2d845bdd..251f92785dc 100644
--- a/lang/expect/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/expect/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A sophisticated scripter based on tcl/tk.
+sophisticated scripter based on tcl/tk
diff --git a/lang/guavac/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/guavac/pkg/COMMENT
index 9c50764db18..30720706a4f 100644
--- a/lang/guavac/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/guavac/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Guavac, a java compiler and decompiler developed under GPL.
+java compiler and decompiler developed under GPL
diff --git a/lang/icon/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/icon/pkg/COMMENT
index 3306f772723..aabbb0d5522 100644
--- a/lang/icon/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/icon/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-programming language with generators
+programming language with generators, X11 graphics and more
diff --git a/lang/icon_lib/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/icon_lib/pkg/COMMENT
index 958a96a032d..644df3a0bf3 100644
--- a/lang/icon_lib/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/icon_lib/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a set of useful and interesting programs for Icon
+useful and interesting programs for Icon
diff --git a/lang/kaffe/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/kaffe/pkg/COMMENT
index b05fb5bab45..fc647994a10 100644
--- a/lang/kaffe/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/kaffe/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Kaffe - a JIT and interpreting Java virtual machine.
+JIT and interpreting Java virtual machine
diff --git a/lang/kaffe1/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/kaffe1/pkg/COMMENT
index bade3887f2c..548a06706ce 100644
--- a/lang/kaffe1/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/kaffe1/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-TransVirtual's BETA Java JDK1.1 compiler, runtime and libs.
+TransVirtual's BETA Java JDK1.1 compiler, runtime and libs
diff --git a/lang/mawk/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/mawk/pkg/COMMENT
index ee20a633e05..6b4cde3c9b1 100644
--- a/lang/mawk/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/mawk/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-an implementation of new/posix awk
+new/posix awk
diff --git a/lang/python/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/python/pkg/COMMENT
index 5cf6e734fea..8e8d22cb0f6 100644
--- a/lang/python/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/python/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An interpreted object-oriented programming language.
+interpreted object-oriented programming language
diff --git a/lang/tcl80/pkg/COMMENT b/lang/tcl80/pkg/COMMENT
index 12707ff6a41..a51cc27710c 100644
--- a/lang/tcl80/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/lang/tcl80/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Tool Command Language.
+Tool Command Language
diff --git a/mail/asmail/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/asmail/pkg/COMMENT
index 45f3dfe53bf..47d582c1585 100644
--- a/mail/asmail/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/asmail/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is a biff type program, designed to match AfterStep.
+biff-type program, designed to match AfterStep
diff --git a/mail/bulk_mailer/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/bulk_mailer/pkg/COMMENT
index 53e39719a73..d38a80eabb8 100644
--- a/mail/bulk_mailer/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/bulk_mailer/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Speeds mail delivery by sorting & batching addresses
+speeds mail delivery by sorting & batching addresses
diff --git a/mail/cucipop/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/cucipop/pkg/COMMENT
index 2417a72daa9..39613636e55 100644
--- a/mail/cucipop/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/cucipop/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Cubic Circle's POP3 daemon (fully RFC1939 compliant).
+Cubic Circle's POP3 daemon (fully RFC1939 compliant)
diff --git a/mail/exim/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/exim/pkg/COMMENT
index e8677d2b457..978f88ee2c3 100644
--- a/mail/exim/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/exim/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-High performance MTA for Unix systems on the Internet.
+high performance MTA for Unix systems on the Internet
diff --git a/mail/exmh2/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/exmh2/pkg/COMMENT
index f94fc5265f5..a5273198f05 100644
--- a/mail/exmh2/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/exmh2/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-X11/TK based mail reader front end to MH.
+X11/TK based mail reader front end to MH
diff --git a/mail/fetchmail/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/fetchmail/pkg/COMMENT
index d34182e31b7..4675eb353c0 100644
--- a/mail/fetchmail/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/fetchmail/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Mail retrieval/forwarding for POP2, POP3, APOP, IMAP
+mail retrieval/forwarding for POP2, POP3, APOP, IMAP
diff --git a/mail/movemail/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/movemail/pkg/COMMENT
index e8b7b2a21e1..5851eb7fc4d 100644
--- a/mail/movemail/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/movemail/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Move your mail box to annother location.
+move your mail box to annother location
diff --git a/mail/mutt/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/mutt/pkg/COMMENT
index 068a8141cf3..ff26700ac3e 100644
--- a/mail/mutt/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/mutt/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A tty based e-mail client
+tty based e-mail client
diff --git a/mail/nmh/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/nmh/pkg/COMMENT
index 128bd07fdd1..41fb1994f47 100644
--- a/mail/nmh/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/nmh/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The New MH mail handling program
+new MH mail handling program
diff --git a/mail/pgpsendmail/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/pgpsendmail/pkg/COMMENT
index ed69ec331d4..a87b473cb5d 100644
--- a/mail/pgpsendmail/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/pgpsendmail/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-PGP sign/encrypt/decrypt messages automatically.
+PGP sign/encrypt/decrypt messages automatically
diff --git a/mail/postfix/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/postfix/pkg/COMMENT
index 5269e42d901..5854e7ce61c 100644
--- a/mail/postfix/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/postfix/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fast, secure sendmail replacement
+fast, secure sendmail replacement
diff --git a/mail/procmail/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/procmail/pkg/COMMENT
index 41a3421e707..925fadc8ce6 100644
--- a/mail/procmail/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/procmail/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A local mail delivery agent.
+local mail delivery agent
diff --git a/mail/vrfy/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/vrfy/pkg/COMMENT
index 2ca47a381f9..ad7ce03bad9 100644
--- a/mail/vrfy/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/vrfy/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-utility to verify email addresses and mailing lists
+verify email addresses and mailing lists
diff --git a/mail/xfmail/pkg/COMMENT b/mail/xfmail/pkg/COMMENT
index 4962a21712c..9ecb55276f1 100644
--- a/mail/xfmail/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mail/xfmail/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Xforms based mail application for Unix operating systems.
+Xforms-based mail application for Unix
diff --git a/math/gnuplot/pkg/COMMENT b/math/gnuplot/pkg/COMMENT
index c2bae2cb16a..93bd1131170 100644
--- a/math/gnuplot/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/math/gnuplot/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A command-driven interactive function plotting program.
+command-driven interactive function plotting program
diff --git a/math/hoc/pkg/COMMENT b/math/hoc/pkg/COMMENT
index 16e3a1013ad..0c17568d77f 100644
--- a/math/hoc/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/math/hoc/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-From Kernighan & Pike: a High Order Calculator
+from Kernighan & Pike: High Order Calculator
diff --git a/math/wingz/pkg/COMMENT b/math/wingz/pkg/COMMENT
index 972aaf3c6b6..3e6c70a4bc9 100644
--- a/math/wingz/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/math/wingz/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A Commercial Spreadsheet
\ No newline at end of file
+commercial spreadsheet
diff --git a/math/xspread/pkg/COMMENT b/math/xspread/pkg/COMMENT
index d9687013854..e8bf6d78b99 100644
--- a/math/xspread/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/math/xspread/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A spreadsheet program under X.
+spreadsheet program under X
diff --git a/mbone/imm/pkg/COMMENT b/mbone/imm/pkg/COMMENT
index f43810ebef0..3b8b83a184f 100644
--- a/mbone/imm/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mbone/imm/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Internet Image(or other data) Multicaster (and receiver).
+Internet Image(or other data) Multicaster (and receiver)
diff --git a/mbone/rtptools/pkg/COMMENT b/mbone/rtptools/pkg/COMMENT
index 053597a5031..2975b287f7a 100644
--- a/mbone/rtptools/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mbone/rtptools/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-tools to record, playback and monitor RTPv2 data streams
+record, playback and monitor RTPv2 data streams
diff --git a/mbone/speak_freely/pkg/COMMENT b/mbone/speak_freely/pkg/COMMENT
index c9c3ae74750..01ffe2c54ed 100644
--- a/mbone/speak_freely/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mbone/speak_freely/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Voice Communication Over Data Networks.
+voice communication over data networks
diff --git a/mbone/wb/pkg/COMMENT b/mbone/wb/pkg/COMMENT
index d5d950ab558..60bc1f3056e 100644
--- a/mbone/wb/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/mbone/wb/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A shared drawing (whiteboard) tool using multicast.
+shared drawing (whiteboard) tool using multicast
diff --git a/misc/amanda/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/amanda/pkg/COMMENT
index 87b97277da1..7e2eb8d25fd 100644
--- a/misc/amanda/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/amanda/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
+Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
diff --git a/misc/astrolog/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/astrolog/pkg/COMMENT
index 7902813bb85..8614716116d 100644
--- a/misc/astrolog/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/astrolog/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An astrology program for X11 and alpha-numeric terminals
+astrology program for X11 and alpha-numeric terminals
diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/buffer/pkg/COMMENT
index d084b6be782..dddb0d3bcf5 100644
--- a/misc/buffer/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/buffer/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Buffer sporadic binary I/O for faster tape use.
+buffer sporadic binary I/O for faster tape use
diff --git a/misc/calentool/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/calentool/pkg/COMMENT
index 707e5a4fa0d..61d514c0af0 100644
--- a/misc/calentool/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/calentool/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Nice X-based Calendar/Scheduling tool (using XView).
+nice X-based calendar/scheduling tool (using XView)
diff --git a/misc/cbb/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/cbb/pkg/COMMENT
index 8ee1b295aa6..cf7c2915162 100644
--- a/misc/cbb/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/cbb/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Checkbook balancing tool
+checkbook balancing tool
diff --git a/misc/cdrecord/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/cdrecord/pkg/COMMENT
index 2a9579eb49f..0bf54d04499 100644
--- a/misc/cdrecord/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/cdrecord/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Creates CD's on a CD-Recorder
+creates CD's on a CD-Recorder
diff --git a/misc/delay/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/delay/pkg/COMMENT
index 5c5128a9dac..71cb183bdae 100644
--- a/misc/delay/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/delay/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a delay program with feedback to the user
+delay program with feedback to the user
diff --git a/misc/dialog/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/dialog/pkg/COMMENT
index 5077b11e17f..9918661f16e 100644
--- a/misc/dialog/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/dialog/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Format the display of a shell script.
+format the display of a shell script
diff --git a/misc/gnuls/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/gnuls/pkg/COMMENT
index afd050d5553..31636de0a38 100644
--- a/misc/gnuls/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/gnuls/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Port of colorized GNU `ls'.
+port of colorized GNU `ls'
diff --git a/misc/jive/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/jive/pkg/COMMENT
index 6b375b01299..99567f9ddda 100644
--- a/misc/jive/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/jive/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-filter that converts English text to Jive
+converts English text to Jive
diff --git a/misc/mshell/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/mshell/pkg/COMMENT
index dad715a2b31..b88c0a65231 100644
--- a/misc/mshell/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/mshell/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A Unix menuing shell.
+Unix menuing shell
diff --git a/misc/plan/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/plan/pkg/COMMENT
index 01921695e41..620d00dbc09 100644
--- a/misc/plan/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/plan/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An X/Motif schedule planner with calendar
+X/Motif schedule planner with calendar
diff --git a/misc/screen/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/screen/pkg/COMMENT
index 2c939d6c8e4..8d6c546f13f 100644
--- a/misc/screen/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/screen/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A multi-screen window manager.
+multi-screen window manager
diff --git a/misc/tkcron/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/tkcron/pkg/COMMENT
index c3edc3e3773..47f5956d3c6 100644
--- a/misc/tkcron/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/tkcron/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A frontend to crontab.
+frontend to crontab
diff --git a/misc/tkinfo/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/tkinfo/pkg/COMMENT
index 11cfacd3648..323ebc013fc 100644
--- a/misc/tkinfo/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/tkinfo/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A tk script to read GNU "info" files and display them.
+tk script to read GNU "info" files and display them
diff --git a/misc/tkman/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/tkman/pkg/COMMENT
index 6c55dd8496d..3b3f7fb1782 100644
--- a/misc/tkman/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/tkman/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A Tcl/Tk based manual browser
+Tcl/Tk-based manual browser
diff --git a/misc/xgas/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/xgas/pkg/COMMENT
index 848ac355c75..458987d039a 100644
--- a/misc/xgas/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/xgas/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The animated simulation of an ideal gas
+animated simulation of an ideal gas
diff --git a/misc/xtar/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/xtar/pkg/COMMENT
index ea1c02a038c..75a1c28de6c 100644
--- a/misc/xtar/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/xtar/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-View and manipulate contents of a tar file.
+view and manipulate contents of a tar file
diff --git a/misc/xtimer/pkg/COMMENT b/misc/xtimer/pkg/COMMENT
index f212b216492..5b9884dbed6 100644
--- a/misc/xtimer/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/misc/xtimer/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A super simple digital timer for X11
+super simple digital timer for X11
diff --git a/news/newsfetch/pkg/COMMENT b/news/newsfetch/pkg/COMMENT
index 89d3973d913..49532f9b68f 100644
--- a/news/newsfetch/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/news/newsfetch/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-download news articles from NNTP server.
+download news articles from NNTP server
diff --git a/news/plor/pkg/COMMENT b/news/plor/pkg/COMMENT
index 212f7c1704d..6f85d963e04 100644
--- a/news/plor/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/news/plor/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An alpha-release reader for reading SOUP and QWK packets.
+alpha-release reader for reading SOUP and QWK packets
diff --git a/plan9/9menu/pkg/COMMENT b/plan9/9menu/pkg/COMMENT
index bb43512b660..79f4d226553 100644
--- a/plan9/9menu/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/plan9/9menu/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A simple menu patterened after plan9
+simple menu patterned after plan9
diff --git a/plan9/9wm/pkg/COMMENT b/plan9/9wm/pkg/COMMENT
index 822917fb411..0f7c903f78d 100644
--- a/plan9/9wm/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/plan9/9wm/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An 8 1/2-like Window Manager for X
+8 1/2-like Window Manager for X
diff --git a/plan9/sam/pkg/COMMENT b/plan9/sam/pkg/COMMENT
index e32958bb836..9a68954216d 100644
--- a/plan9/sam/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/plan9/sam/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is an X11 version of Rob Pike's editor, sam.
+X11 version of Rob Pike's editor, sam
diff --git a/plan9/wily/pkg/COMMENT b/plan9/wily/pkg/COMMENT
index 1bae17e2856..dc31d38f494 100644
--- a/plan9/wily/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/plan9/wily/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A clone of the Plan9 editor `acme'.
+clone of the Plan9 editor `acme'
diff --git a/print/a2ps/pkg/COMMENT b/print/a2ps/pkg/COMMENT
index 137009abe5a..e875f2ef8a7 100644
--- a/print/a2ps/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/a2ps/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Formats an ascii file for printing on a postscript printer.
+formats an ascii file for printing on a postscript printer
diff --git a/print/acroread/pkg/COMMENT b/print/acroread/pkg/COMMENT
index e67f3020b0f..0428ff6cc83 100644
--- a/print/acroread/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/acroread/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-View, distribute and print PDF documents.
+view, distribute and print PDF documents
diff --git a/print/afm/pkg/COMMENT b/print/afm/pkg/COMMENT
index b1a1942fbe2..8a9d76e4558 100644
--- a/print/afm/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/afm/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Adobe Font Metrics.
+Adobe Font Metrics
diff --git a/print/detex/pkg/COMMENT b/print/detex/pkg/COMMENT
index e89fd3e66dd..f128f8ef09c 100644
--- a/print/detex/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/detex/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Strips TeX/LaTeX codes from a file
+strip TeX/LaTeX codes from a file
diff --git a/print/enscript/pkg/COMMENT b/print/enscript/pkg/COMMENT
index 81b3fcf622b..752b72068ed 100644
--- a/print/enscript/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/enscript/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Convert ASCII files to PostScript
+convert ASCII files to PostScript
diff --git a/print/freetype/pkg/COMMENT b/print/freetype/pkg/COMMENT
index 303f1e3caba..d7db460f5f1 100644
--- a/print/freetype/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/freetype/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A free and portable TrueType font rendering engine
+free and portable TrueType font rendering engine
diff --git a/print/ghostscript5/pkg/COMMENT b/print/ghostscript5/pkg/COMMENT
index 7c33868368f..5c3d22f6235 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript5/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/ghostscript5/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Aladdin Postscript interpreter.
+Aladdin PostScript interpreter
diff --git a/print/ghostview/pkg/COMMENT b/print/ghostview/pkg/COMMENT
index 783f92af9d9..f7f7de3892d 100644
--- a/print/ghostview/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/ghostview/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An X11 front-end for ghostscript
+X11 front-end for ghostscript
diff --git a/print/gv/pkg/COMMENT b/print/gv/pkg/COMMENT
index e53849ad625..c0260fc9ae4 100644
--- a/print/gv/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/gv/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A PostScript and PDF previewer.
+PostScript and PDF previewer
diff --git a/print/lyx/pkg/COMMENT b/print/lyx/pkg/COMMENT
index a7fdd07f3e8..2655f29418f 100644
--- a/print/lyx/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/lyx/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A graphical frontend for LaTeX (nearly WYSIWYG)
+graphical frontend for LaTeX (nearly WYSIWYG)
diff --git a/print/pkfonts/pkg/COMMENT b/print/pkfonts/pkg/COMMENT
index 84e94f2f616..8d46f0f1b1e 100644
--- a/print/pkfonts/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/pkfonts/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-English PK fonts, for ghostscripts, xdvi and so on
+english PK fonts, for ghostscript, xdvi and so on
diff --git a/print/psutils/pkg/COMMENT b/print/psutils/pkg/COMMENT
index a914bb6ebc3..8d7112b611f 100644
--- a/print/psutils/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/psutils/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Utilities for manipulating PostScript documents.
+manipulating PostScript documents
diff --git a/print/transfig/pkg/COMMENT b/print/transfig/pkg/COMMENT
index c33d9bcb6c8..65f5522f3f7 100644
--- a/print/transfig/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/print/transfig/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Tools to convert Xfig's .fig files.
+tools to convert Xfig's .fig files
diff --git a/russian/xcyrillic/pkg/COMMENT b/russian/xcyrillic/pkg/COMMENT
index 2a3173e3dd8..049075bd981 100644
--- a/russian/xcyrillic/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/russian/xcyrillic/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Setup X11 fonts for russian language (koi8-r)
+setup X11 fonts for russian language (koi8-r)
diff --git a/russian/xruskb/pkg/COMMENT b/russian/xruskb/pkg/COMMENT
index 686e0584196..8da7da69d3f 100644
--- a/russian/xruskb/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/russian/xruskb/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-xruskb 1.5.3, english-russian keyboard switcher for X11
+english-russian keyboard switcher for X11
diff --git a/security/ADMsnmp/pkg/COMMENT b/security/ADMsnmp/pkg/COMMENT
index 12e227620c1..afd6bc02509 100644
--- a/security/ADMsnmp/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/ADMsnmp/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SNMP audit scanner.
+SNMP audit scanner
diff --git a/security/bounix/pkg/COMMENT b/security/bounix/pkg/COMMENT
index 90fa1db2da3..530851bf793 100644
--- a/security/bounix/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/bounix/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Back Orifice Unix client by the cDc.
+Back Orifice Unix client by the cDc
diff --git a/security/cfs/pkg/COMMENT b/security/cfs/pkg/COMMENT
index 3c632503fcf..031c6e21b9c 100644
--- a/security/cfs/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/cfs/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A cryptographic file system (user-space NFS server)
+cryptographic file system (user-space NFS server)
diff --git a/security/cops/pkg/COMMENT b/security/cops/pkg/COMMENT
index 34a46309970..5d0d4a11cb0 100644
--- a/security/cops/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/cops/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A system secureness checker.
+system secureness checker
diff --git a/security/crack/pkg/COMMENT b/security/crack/pkg/COMMENT
index dd42e75da9b..4a6048f6198 100644
--- a/security/crack/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/crack/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-the "Sensible" Unix Password Cracker.
+the "Sensible" Unix Password Cracker
diff --git a/security/nessus/pkg/COMMENT b/security/nessus/pkg/COMMENT
index d843102ffe5..478fbaa64c5 100644
--- a/security/nessus/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/nessus/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Free network security scanner.
+free network security scanner
diff --git a/security/portscanner/pkg/COMMENT b/security/portscanner/pkg/COMMENT
index 4459ddfabe0..289f8b63a1a 100644
--- a/security/portscanner/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/portscanner/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a simple and easy to use TCP port scanner
+simple and easy to use TCP port scanner
diff --git a/security/ssh/pkg/COMMENT b/security/ssh/pkg/COMMENT
index 45e42fd3dd6..ac01cb19902 100644
--- a/security/ssh/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/ssh/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Secure shell client and server (remote login program).
+secure shell client and server (remote login program)
diff --git a/security/stel/pkg/COMMENT b/security/stel/pkg/COMMENT
index 00ddce6f260..51a4032ae65 100644
--- a/security/stel/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/stel/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Secure Telnet, encrypted version of the telnet daemon.
+Secure Telnet, encrypted version of the telnet daemon
diff --git a/security/strobe/pkg/COMMENT b/security/strobe/pkg/COMMENT
index 2e87b16dc81..88ed65f99fb 100644
--- a/security/strobe/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/strobe/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fast scatter/gather TCP port scanner
+fast scatter/gather TCP port scanner
diff --git a/security/swatch/pkg/COMMENT b/security/swatch/pkg/COMMENT
index cb55b5f18e5..4a7a1daa027 100644
--- a/security/swatch/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/security/swatch/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The Simple WATCHer and filter
+Simple WATCHer and filter
diff --git a/shells/bash/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/bash/pkg/COMMENT
index 00c70ad756d..16beb8b5963 100644
--- a/shells/bash/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/bash/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The GNU Borne Again Shell.
+GNU Bourne Again Shell
diff --git a/shells/bash2/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/bash2/pkg/COMMENT
index 65cbc67b627..16beb8b5963 100644
--- a/shells/bash2/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/bash2/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The GNU Bourne Again Shell.
+GNU Bourne Again Shell
diff --git a/shells/es/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/es/pkg/COMMENT
index b62d029d1b5..95cc982dce5 100644
--- a/shells/es/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/es/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An extensible shell, derived from plan9's rc
+extensible shell, derived from plan9's rc
diff --git a/shells/scsh/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/scsh/pkg/COMMENT
index 147842f2c44..5fcb303e8d0 100644
--- a/shells/scsh/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/scsh/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A Unix shell embedded into Scheme
+Unix shell embedded into Scheme
diff --git a/shells/tcsh/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/tcsh/pkg/COMMENT
index 11c830c0b80..61e48d1a238 100644
--- a/shells/tcsh/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/tcsh/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An extended C-shell with many useful features.
+extended C-shell with many useful features
diff --git a/shells/zsh-devel/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/zsh-devel/pkg/COMMENT
index c64b941259c..948adba71f9 100644
--- a/shells/zsh-devel/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/zsh-devel/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The Z shell.
+the Z shell, Bourne-shell compatible, development flavor
diff --git a/shells/zsh/pkg/COMMENT b/shells/zsh/pkg/COMMENT
index c64b941259c..5c3c0892775 100644
--- a/shells/zsh/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/shells/zsh/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The Z shell.
+The Z shell, Bourne-shell compatible, release flavor
diff --git a/sysutils/LPRng/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/LPRng/pkg/COMMENT
index c00f672f24f..d98caacb899 100644
--- a/sysutils/LPRng/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/LPRng/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An Enhanced Printer Spooler
+enhanced printer spooler
diff --git a/sysutils/cfengine/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/cfengine/pkg/COMMENT
index 4d491e47d14..0f7188c19df 100644
--- a/sysutils/cfengine/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/cfengine/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GNU cfengine - a systems administration tool for networks.
+GNU system administration tool for networks
diff --git a/sysutils/contool/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/contool/pkg/COMMENT
index a61d94e2a71..f78405d83dc 100644
--- a/sysutils/contool/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/contool/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Console tool for openlook
+console tool for openlook
diff --git a/sysutils/lsof/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/lsof/pkg/COMMENT
index fc691106989..6aab52fcc57 100644
--- a/sysutils/lsof/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/lsof/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Lists information about open files.
+list information about open files
diff --git a/sysutils/mtools/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/mtools/pkg/COMMENT
index 1a9d8dd0f49..4cc86a0965e 100644
--- a/sysutils/mtools/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/mtools/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Read/write/list/format DOS disks under Unix.
+read/write/list/format DOS disks under Unix
diff --git a/sysutils/setquota/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/setquota/pkg/COMMENT
index eff2c9ee9c3..9c38debbe6d 100644
--- a/sysutils/setquota/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/setquota/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Command line quota tools.
+command line quota tools
diff --git a/sysutils/stat/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/stat/pkg/COMMENT
index 93690177d25..8a28fd8af29 100644
--- a/sysutils/stat/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/stat/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Print inode contents.
+print inode contents
diff --git a/sysutils/xbatt/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/xbatt/pkg/COMMENT
index 6aa13166171..c117e41a687 100644
--- a/sysutils/xbatt/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/xbatt/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Laptop battery status display for X11
+laptop battery status display for X11
diff --git a/sysutils/xntpd/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/xntpd/pkg/COMMENT
index 454bbafad32..fcc5c04d040 100644
--- a/sysutils/xntpd/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/xntpd/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Network Time Protocol Implementation.
+Network Time Protocol implementation
diff --git a/sysutils/zap/pkg/COMMENT b/sysutils/zap/pkg/COMMENT
index 7f4aaba6351..4201a2d33db 100644
--- a/sysutils/zap/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/sysutils/zap/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Interactive process killer.
+interactive process killer
diff --git a/textproc/agrep/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/agrep/pkg/COMMENT
index aa7e61ecfbb..36266823e75 100644
--- a/textproc/agrep/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/agrep/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Approximate grep (fast approximate pattern-matching tool)
+approximate grep (fast approximate pattern-matching tool)
diff --git a/textproc/docbook/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/docbook/pkg/COMMENT
index ca11a0177c1..9afab757be8 100644
--- a/textproc/docbook/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/docbook/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An SGML DTD designed for computer documentation
+SGML DTD designed for computer documentation
diff --git a/textproc/glimpse/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/glimpse/pkg/COMMENT
index eb535074229..f032e5d0889 100644
--- a/textproc/glimpse/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/glimpse/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Text search engine
+text search engine
diff --git a/textproc/html/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/html/pkg/COMMENT
index a80c8167f9c..9e7ad72f1d3 100644
--- a/textproc/html/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/html/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-All W3C published SGML DTDs for HTML
+all W3C published SGML DTDs for HTML
diff --git a/textproc/idiff/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/idiff/pkg/COMMENT
index b0cec608e73..e89644ac8bf 100644
--- a/textproc/idiff/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/idiff/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A powerful command-line front end to diff
+powerful command-line front end to diff
diff --git a/textproc/info2html/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/info2html/pkg/COMMENT
index 3d6349c9cfc..ca32b734daf 100644
--- a/textproc/info2html/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/info2html/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Translate GNU info files into HTML pages.
+translate GNU info files into HTML pages
diff --git a/textproc/isearch/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/isearch/pkg/COMMENT
index f44a23200a2..9439a5f9ad2 100644
--- a/textproc/isearch/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/isearch/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Text Search Engine by CNIDR
+text search engine by CNIDR
diff --git a/textproc/iso8879/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/iso8879/pkg/COMMENT
index 36bfadb9bd9..3e12f84f1c8 100644
--- a/textproc/iso8879/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/iso8879/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Character entity sets from ISO 8879:1986 (SGML)
+character entity sets from ISO 8879:1986 (SGML)
diff --git a/textproc/ispell/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/ispell/pkg/COMMENT
index 753c6d1e0d9..8e6b6b8c329 100644
--- a/textproc/ispell/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/ispell/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An interactive spelling checker.
+interactive spelling checker
diff --git a/textproc/jade/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/jade/pkg/COMMENT
index 15a484b8223..1b518e2baa5 100644
--- a/textproc/jade/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/jade/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An object-oriented SGML/XML parser toolkit and DSSSL engine
+object-oriented SGML/XML parser toolkit and DSSSL engine
diff --git a/textproc/latex2html/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/latex2html/pkg/COMMENT
index b933f385893..192752fa49c 100644
--- a/textproc/latex2html/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/latex2html/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Latex to HTML converter.
+Latex to HTML converter
diff --git a/textproc/linuxdoc/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/linuxdoc/pkg/COMMENT
index 823b600c6e0..0bc0bb2a423 100644
--- a/textproc/linuxdoc/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/linuxdoc/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The Linuxdoc SGML DTD
+Linuxdoc SGML DTD
diff --git a/textproc/mgdiff/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/mgdiff/pkg/COMMENT
index 0585d67e14d..8fa3f6f399b 100644
--- a/textproc/mgdiff/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/mgdiff/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A graphical front end to the Unix diff command
+graphical front end to Unix diff
diff --git a/textproc/par/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/par/pkg/COMMENT
index eb88166dd6c..16dfffd7250 100644
--- a/textproc/par/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/par/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Pargraph reformatter for email
+paragraph reflow for email
diff --git a/textproc/pilot_makedoc/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/pilot_makedoc/pkg/COMMENT
index 59aeeb63b72..98c55dc75f7 100644
--- a/textproc/pilot_makedoc/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/pilot_makedoc/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-converts text into the Doc format used by PalmPilots.
+convert text into the Doc format used by PalmPilots
diff --git a/textproc/rman/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/rman/pkg/COMMENT
index 8f064369249..1020d91ce48 100644
--- a/textproc/rman/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/rman/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Reverse compile man pages from formatted form.
+reverse compile man pages from formatted form
diff --git a/textproc/sgmlformat/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/sgmlformat/pkg/COMMENT
index 3b0ccc0b59d..606da0667c3 100644
--- a/textproc/sgmlformat/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/sgmlformat/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Generates groff/HTML from linuxdoc/docbook SGML documents
+generates groff/HTML from linuxdoc/docbook SGML documents
diff --git a/textproc/spiff/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/spiff/pkg/COMMENT
index 6fb1fe21383..62b0c11d30a 100644
--- a/textproc/spiff/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/spiff/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-A very flexible diff-like program
+very flexible diff-like program
diff --git a/textproc/wdiff/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/wdiff/pkg/COMMENT
index 3031f7ae91d..08f2aead207 100644
--- a/textproc/wdiff/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/wdiff/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Display word differences between text files.
+word differences between text files
diff --git a/textproc/xpdf/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/xpdf/pkg/COMMENT
index 6b86c26a860..5fadd24cbd2 100644
--- a/textproc/xpdf/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/textproc/xpdf/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a PDF viewer for X.
+PDF viewer for X
diff --git a/www/amaya-english-dict/pkg/COMMENT b/www/amaya-english-dict/pkg/COMMENT
index 984f939bfd3..1709e746c41 100644
--- a/www/amaya-english-dict/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/amaya-english-dict/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-English dictionnary for the Amaya browser/page composer.
+English dictionnary for the Amaya browser/page composer
diff --git a/www/amaya-french-dict/pkg/COMMENT b/www/amaya-french-dict/pkg/COMMENT
index 99698b3e316..df3ca7ea753 100644
--- a/www/amaya-french-dict/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/amaya-french-dict/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-French dictionnary for the Amaya browser/page composer.
+French dictionnary for the Amaya browser/page composer
diff --git a/www/amaya/pkg/COMMENT b/www/amaya/pkg/COMMENT
index 0c4c8a978b7..e3f4c87234a 100644
--- a/www/amaya/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/amaya/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Test-bed browser/authoring tool of the W3C
+test-bed browser/authoring tool of the W3C
diff --git a/www/analog/pkg/COMMENT b/www/analog/pkg/COMMENT
index 49c0764e75e..822b7882f8e 100644
--- a/www/analog/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/analog/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An extremely fast program for analysing WWW logfiles.
+extremely fast program for analysing WWW logfiles
diff --git a/www/lynx/pkg/COMMENT b/www/lynx/pkg/COMMENT
index 9d50352cfa2..3b2237d8823 100644
--- a/www/lynx/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/lynx/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-An alphanumeric display oriented World-Wide Web Client.
+alphanumeric display oriented World-Wide Web client
diff --git a/www/mozilla/pkg/COMMENT b/www/mozilla/pkg/COMMENT
index 7ecfe9bcba4..5a15eff8b01 100644
--- a/www/mozilla/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/mozilla/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Mozilla. Free version of Netscape browser.
+free version of the Netscape browser
diff --git a/www/navigator/pkg/COMMENT b/www/navigator/pkg/COMMENT
index d0ce3fb8ba1..5227d1d95f9 100644
--- a/www/navigator/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/navigator/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Navigator 4.5, with full-strength 128-bit encryption
+WWW Netscape browser with full-strength 128-bit encryption
diff --git a/www/squid/pkg/COMMENT b/www/squid/pkg/COMMENT
index d495e0177a7..6f170e3dbe9 100644
--- a/www/squid/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/squid/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Caching FTP and HTTP proxy
+caching FTP and HTTP proxy
diff --git a/www/squid21/pkg/COMMENT b/www/squid21/pkg/COMMENT
index eec4966b0f0..efa1c692a6b 100644
--- a/www/squid21/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/squid21/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The successful WWW proxy cache and accelerator
+WWW proxy cache and accelerator
diff --git a/www/transproxy/pkg/COMMENT b/www/transproxy/pkg/COMMENT
index f15f7967543..ea07477f9d0 100644
--- a/www/transproxy/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/transproxy/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-transparent www proxy driver for IPFILTER.
+transparent www proxy driver for IPFILTER
diff --git a/www/wwwcount/pkg/COMMENT b/www/wwwcount/pkg/COMMENT
index 401523383b4..258d59b3616 100644
--- a/www/wwwcount/pkg/COMMENT
+++ b/www/wwwcount/pkg/COMMENT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Access counter, clock and date for WWW pages
+access counter, clock and date for WWW pages