43 files changed, 81 insertions, 228 deletions

diff --git a/misc/asbutton/Makefile b/misc/asbutton/Makefile
index d13e2e5584a1..849d7982e5aa 100644
--- a/misc/asbutton/Makefile
+++ b/misc/asbutton/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	asbutton
-# Date created:			10 May 1999
-# Whom:				Jim Mock <jim@FreeBSD.org>
-#
+# Created by: Jim Mock <jim@FreeBSD.org>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	asbutton
 PORTVERSION=	0.3
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc windowmaker afterstep
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.tigr.net/afterstep/download/asbutton/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A dockapp that displays 4 or 9 buttons to run apps of your choice
+COMMENT=	Dockapp that displays 4 or 9 buttons to run apps of your choice
 
 USE_XORG=	x11 xpm
 ALL_TARGET=	asbutton
diff --git a/misc/birthday/Makefile b/misc/birthday/Makefile
index ec2b54219146..4cd6386f42b3 100644
--- a/misc/birthday/Makefile
+++ b/misc/birthday/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:   birthday
-# Date created:        21 May 2001
-# Whom:                Niek Bergboer <niek@bergboer.net>
-#
+# Created by: Niek Bergboer <niek@bergboer.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	birthday
 PORTVERSION=	1.5
@@ -11,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://users.zetnet.co.uk/mortia/source/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A program that outputs reminders for upcoming events (e.g. birthdays)
+COMMENT=	Outputs reminders for upcoming events (e.g. birthdays)
 
 MAN1=		birthday.1
 MANCOMPRESSED=	no
diff --git a/misc/cdcollect/Makefile b/misc/cdcollect/Makefile
index d3acb0c05f06..0e87c48a5cfc 100644
--- a/misc/cdcollect/Makefile
+++ b/misc/cdcollect/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	cdcollect
-# Date created:				09 April 2008
-# Whom:					Alexander Logvinov <ports@logvinov.com>
-#
+# Created by: Alexander Logvinov <ports@logvinov.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	cdcollect
 PORTVERSION=	0.6.0
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION}_source
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A simple CD catalog for GNOME
+COMMENT=	Simple CD catalog for GNOME
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	sqlite3>=3.0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/sqlite3
 RUN_DEPENDS:=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/misc/compat4x/Makefile b/misc/compat4x/Makefile
index 1dcafed20930..f374d970f9c7 100644
--- a/misc/compat4x/Makefile
+++ b/misc/compat4x/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	compat4x libraries
-# Date created:		01 Aug 2001
-# Whom:			Scot W. Hetzel
-#
+# Created by: Scot W. Hetzel
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	compat4x
 PORTVERSION=	${COMPAT4X_PORTVERSION}
@@ -16,7 +12,7 @@ DISTFILES=	${COMPAT4X_DISTFILES}
 DIST_SUBDIR=	${COMPAT4X_ARCH}/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A convenience package to install the compat4x libraries
+COMMENT=	Convenience package to install the compat4x libraries
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/share/compat/locale/UTF-8/LC_CTYPE:${PORTSDIR}/misc/localedata
 
diff --git a/misc/compat5x/Makefile b/misc/compat5x/Makefile
index 52199d717a0e..c14884e6ba6f 100644
--- a/misc/compat5x/Makefile
+++ b/misc/compat5x/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	compat5x libraries
-# Date created:				19 Aug 2005
-# Whom:					hrs, lesi
-#
+# Created by: hrs, lesi
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 # NOTE: libc.so.5 is built with _PATH_LOCALE defined to
 # "/usr/local/share/compat/locale" in src/include/paths.h so data installed by
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-${ARCH}
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${ARCH}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A convenience package to install the compat5x libraries
+COMMENT=	Convenience package to install the compat5x libraries
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/share/compat/locale/UTF-8/LC_CTYPE:${PORTSDIR}/misc/localedata
 
diff --git a/misc/compat6x/Makefile b/misc/compat6x/Makefile
index 3cb824f3d04c..967762ae134b 100644
--- a/misc/compat6x/Makefile
+++ b/misc/compat6x/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	compat6x
-# Date created:				30 Nov 2006
-# Whom:					mnag
-#
+# Created by: mnag
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	compat6x
 PORTVERSION=	6.4.604000.200810
@@ -16,7 +12,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-${ARCH}
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${ARCH}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A convenience package to install the compat6x libraries
+COMMENT=	Convenience package to install the compat6x libraries
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
diff --git a/misc/diary-hercules/Makefile b/misc/diary-hercules/Makefile
index 5ad3481609b7..c3ed78c4283f 100644
--- a/misc/diary-hercules/Makefile
+++ b/misc/diary-hercules/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	diary-hercules
-# Date created:		2 May 2006
-# Whom:			Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org>
-#
+# Created by: Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	hercules
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.1
@@ -14,7 +10,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	diary-
 DISTNAME=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A personal workout diary program for bodybuilders
+COMMENT=	Personal workout diary program for bodybuilders
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
diff --git a/misc/felis/Makefile b/misc/felis/Makefile
index c2836b91c207..b556d6d50bb5 100644
--- a/misc/felis/Makefile
+++ b/misc/felis/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	felis
-# Date created:				13 May 2000
-# Whom:					G. Adam Stanislav <adam@whizkidtech.net>
-#
+# Created by: G. Adam Stanislav <adam@whizkidtech.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	felis
 PORTVERSION=	1.0
@@ -11,13 +7,13 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.whizkidtech.redprince.net/fports/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A tool which displays one or more files as a single line of text
+COMMENT=	Displays one or more files as a single line of text
 
 MAN1=		felis.1
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/felis
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/felis ${PREFIX}/bin
-	$(INSTALL_MAN) ${WRKSRC}/felis.1 ${PREFIX}/man/man1
+	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/felis.1 ${PREFIX}/man/man1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/floatator/Makefile b/misc/floatator/Makefile
index b3a44d65dbad..d719585f5bb1 100644
--- a/misc/floatator/Makefile
+++ b/misc/floatator/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# ex:ts=8
-# Ports collection makefile for:	floatator
-# Date created:			Jun 1, 2002
-# Whom:				ijliao
-#
+# Created by: ijliao
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	floatator
 PORTVERSION=	0.2.1
@@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://floatator.cichon.com/download/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An interactive fluid dynamics simulation
+COMMENT=	Interactive fluid dynamics simulation
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 
diff --git a/misc/ftdi-eeprom/Makefile b/misc/ftdi-eeprom/Makefile
index 50f078ba1b45..3038bd850cdb 100644
--- a/misc/ftdi-eeprom/Makefile
+++ b/misc/ftdi-eeprom/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.bwct.de/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A tool to program the eeprom on FTDI usb devices
+COMMENT=	Tool to program the eeprom on FTDI usb devices
 
 MAKE_ARGS=	BINDIR="${PREFIX}/sbin" \
 		MANDIR="${PREFIX}/man/man"
diff --git a/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/Makefile b/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/Makefile
index c1ffef3c81df..db41a3e3a79b 100644
--- a/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	gkrellmbgchg
-# Date Created:			8 Aug 2002
-# Whom:				Chris Stuart <firewolf@lightningfire.net>
-#
+# Created by: Chris Stuart <firewolf@lightningfire.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	gkrellmbgchg2
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.11
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.bender-suhl.de/stefan/comp/sources/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A plugin for GKrellM, which changes the desktop's background image
+COMMENT=	Plugin for GKrellM, which changes the desktop's background image
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
diff --git a/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/pkg-descr b/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/pkg-descr
index df02a6a1d87d..424022c44b58 100644
--- a/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/pkg-descr
+++ b/misc/gkrellmbgchg2/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 A plugin for GKrellM, which periodically updates the desktop's
 background image.
 
-WWW:   http://www.bender-suhl.de/stefan/english/comp/gkrellmbgchg.html
+WWW: http://www.bender-suhl.de/stefan/english/comp/gkrellmbgchg.html
diff --git a/misc/gkrellmlaunch/Makefile b/misc/gkrellmlaunch/Makefile
index 16fbd52f293a..8522ad9f641a 100644
--- a/misc/gkrellmlaunch/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gkrellmlaunch/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	gkrellmlaunch
-# Date Created:				Tue Nov  6 19:15:45 EST 2001
-# Whom:					Patrick Li <pat@databits.net>
-#
+# Created by: Patrick Li <pat@databits.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	gkrellmlaunch
 PORTVERSION=	0.4
@@ -12,13 +8,13 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An application launcher plugin for GKrellM
-
-PORTSCOUT=	ignore:1
+COMMENT=	Application launcher plugin for GKrellM
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/gkrellm/gkrellm.h:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm
 RUN_DEPENDS=	gkrellm:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm
 
+PORTSCOUT=	ignore:1
+
 PLIST_FILES=	libexec/gkrellm/plugins/gkrellmlaunch.so
 USE_GNOME=	imlib
 ALL_TARGET=	${PORTNAME}.so
diff --git a/misc/gkrellmlaunch2/Makefile b/misc/gkrellmlaunch2/Makefile
index 94deb501702c..80fccc82036e 100644
--- a/misc/gkrellmlaunch2/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gkrellmlaunch2/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	gkrellmlaunch2
-# Date Created:				23 Aug 2004
-# Whom:					Zach Thompson <hideo@lastamericanempire.com>
-#
+# Created by: Zach Thompson <hideo@lastamericanempire.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	gkrellmlaunch
 PORTVERSION=	0.5
@@ -12,8 +8,8 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	2
 
-MAINTAINER= 	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An application launcher plugin for GKrellM2
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Application launcher plugin for GKrellM2
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/gkrellm2/gkrellm.h:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm2
 RUN_DEPENDS=	gkrellm:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm2
diff --git a/misc/gkrellshoot/Makefile b/misc/gkrellshoot/Makefile
index b4e0a1ae03aa..25a7b4439883 100644
--- a/misc/gkrellshoot/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gkrellshoot/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A screen locking and screen capture plugin for GKrellM
+COMMENT=	Screen locking and screen capture plugin for GKrellM
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/gkrellm/gkrellm.h:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm
 RUN_DEPENDS=	gkrellm:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm \
diff --git a/misc/gkrellshoot2/Makefile b/misc/gkrellshoot2/Makefile
index ce2236a9601c..6ab4cc7b3c0c 100644
--- a/misc/gkrellshoot2/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gkrellshoot2/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	gkrellshoot2
-# Date Created:			28 Jan 2003
-# Whom:				Andrew Stuart <elitetek@tekrealm.net>
-#
+# Created by: Andrew Stuart <elitetek@tekrealm.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	gkrellshoot
 PORTVERSION=	0.4.4
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/GkrellM2.0%20Port/${PORTVERSION}
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	2
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A screen locking and screen capture plugin for GKrellM 2
+COMMENT=	Screen locking and screen capture plugin for GKrellM 2
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/gkrellm2/gkrellm.h:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm2
 RUN_DEPENDS=	gkrellm:${PORTSDIR}/sysutils/gkrellm2 \
diff --git a/misc/gplink/Makefile b/misc/gplink/Makefile
index 73377a0e5bd2..7b0483bec77b 100644
--- a/misc/gplink/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gplink/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	gplink
-# Date created:				Sun Dec  5 23:17:44 CET 2004
-# Whom:					king@v2project.com
-#
+# Created by: king@v2project.com
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	gplink
 PORTVERSION=	1.5
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://gp2x.org/gp32/gplink/ \
 		http://www.gnu-darwin.org/distfiles/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A GP32 USB linker tool
+COMMENT=	GP32 USB linker tool
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 GPLv3
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
diff --git a/misc/gregexp/Makefile b/misc/gregexp/Makefile
index 72d633c8fc84..c4ee80172c15 100644
--- a/misc/gregexp/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gregexp/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# ex:ts=8
-# Ports collection makefile for:	gregexp
-# Date created:			May 4, 2004
-# Whom:				ijliao
-#
+# Created by: ijliao
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	gregexp
 PORTVERSION=	0.3
@@ -14,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://dentrassi.de/download/gregexp/%SUBDIR%/
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A graphical regular expression explorer
+COMMENT=	Graphical regular expression explorer
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	pcre.3:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
 
diff --git a/misc/histring/Makefile b/misc/histring/Makefile
index 55f43f3a4154..7ce55aed69af 100644
--- a/misc/histring/Makefile
+++ b/misc/histring/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	histring
-# Date created:		26 October 2000
-# Whom:			roam@FreeBSD.org
-#
+# Created by: roam@FreeBSD.org
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	histring
 PORTVERSION=	1.1.0
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://ess4.engr.uvic.ca/proj/histring/ \
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	roam/misc
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A tool to highlight strings using the ANSI terminal escape sequences
+COMMENT=	Highlight strings using the ANSI terminal escape sequences
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/histring
diff --git a/misc/histring/pkg-descr b/misc/histring/pkg-descr
index ad1eca489296..fca2061072f6 100644
--- a/misc/histring/pkg-descr
+++ b/misc/histring/pkg-descr
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ One of the most common things I use the program for is helping me parse the
 output of grep and diff. I think that this programs functionality should be
 folded in to those programs but until then histring does the job nicely.
 
-Author:		Angus Mackay <amackay@gusnet.cx>
-WWW:		http://ess4.engr.uvic.ca/proj/histring/
+WWW: http://ess4.engr.uvic.ca/proj/histring/
diff --git a/misc/kbfx/Makefile b/misc/kbfx/Makefile
index 9d2140669076..1fbc23ac0f0b 100644
--- a/misc/kbfx/Makefile
+++ b/misc/kbfx/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	kbfx
-# Date created:		2006-07-30
-# Whom:			makc <makc@issp.ac.ru>
-#
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	kbfx
 PORTVERSION=	0.4.9.3.1
@@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc kde
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/Source%20Packages/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A new K-menu for KDE
+COMMENT=	New K-menu for KDE
 
 DEPRECATED=	Depends on QT3; unmaintained
 EXPIRATION_DATE=	2013-07-01
diff --git a/misc/kbfx/pkg-descr b/misc/kbfx/pkg-descr
index 7520476ec0e6..72af11de6bb4 100644
--- a/misc/kbfx/pkg-descr
+++ b/misc/kbfx/pkg-descr
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ button and by finally replacing the Win95-like K-Menu. But if you still want
 the old menu, because you're used to it, it is still available as an option
 in kbfx.
 
-WWW:	http://www.kbfx.org/
+WWW: http://www.kbfx.org/
diff --git a/misc/lc/Makefile b/misc/lc/Makefile
index a9078f2f643c..9869bfb75bd9 100644
--- a/misc/lc/Makefile
+++ b/misc/lc/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:   lc
-# Date created:        13 November 1999
-# Whom:                jsellens
-#
+# Created by: jsellens
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	lc
 PORTVERSION=	1.0
@@ -11,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.generalconcepts.com/resources/software/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An alternative to ls(1)
+COMMENT=	Alternative to ls(1)
 
 MAN1=		lc.1
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/lc
diff --git a/misc/mc-light/Makefile b/misc/mc-light/Makefile
index f61691e1970b..c9a22a2e6839 100644
--- a/misc/mc-light/Makefile
+++ b/misc/mc-light/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	mc-light
-# Date created:				31.08.2004
-# Whom:					Roman Y. Bogdanov <sam@brj.pp.ru>
-#
+# Created by: Roman Y. Bogdanov <sam@brj.pp.ru>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	mc-light
 PORTVERSION=	4.1.40.p9
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://mc.linuxinside.com/Releases/
 DISTNAME=	mc-${PORTVERSION:S/.p9/-pre9/}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A lightweight Midnight Commander clone
+COMMENT=	Lightweight Midnight Commander clone
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	gawk:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gawk
 
diff --git a/misc/misterproper/Makefile b/misc/misterproper/Makefile
index d3073c0f0643..3594771aa8e2 100644
--- a/misc/misterproper/Makefile
+++ b/misc/misterproper/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	misterproper
-# Date created:				12 December 2000
-# Whom:					Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
-#
+# Created by: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	misterproper
 PORTVERSION=	0.4
 PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	misc gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
-#ftp://misterproper.sourceforge.net/pub/misterproper/releases/ \
+#ftp://misterproper.sourceforge.net/pub/misterproper/releases/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A GNOME application designed to manage cyclic tasks
+COMMENT=	GNOME application designed to manage cyclic tasks
 
 USE_GNOME=	gnomehack gnomelibs gnomeprefix
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
diff --git a/misc/mshell/Makefile b/misc/mshell/Makefile
index 46c5cd0a1a84..d35e3659fc17 100644
--- a/misc/mshell/Makefile
+++ b/misc/mshell/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:    mshell
-# Date created:         24 September 1994
-# Whom:                 jmz
-#
+# Created by: jmz
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	mshell
 PORTVERSION=	1.0
@@ -14,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	jmz
 DISTFILES=	7432.Z
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Unix menuing shell
+COMMENT=	Unix menuing shell
 
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 MAN1=		mshell.1
diff --git a/misc/mshell/pkg-descr b/misc/mshell/pkg-descr
index 9305ac790c2f..3335be1d31e3 100644
--- a/misc/mshell/pkg-descr
+++ b/misc/mshell/pkg-descr
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ Indeed, you're welcome to try Nyx -- log into Nyx as:
 
 	- telnet to nyx.nyx.net (206.124.29.1), user 'new'.
 	- call 303-381-9840
-
diff --git a/misc/najitool/Makefile b/misc/najitool/Makefile
index 8545eeae81c2..0b8647808974 100644
--- a/misc/najitool/Makefile
+++ b/misc/najitool/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	najitool
-# Date created:				18 May 2005
-# Whom:					NECDET COKYAZICI <cokyazici@yahoo.co.uk>
-#
+# Created by: NECDET COKYAZICI <cokyazici@yahoo.co.uk>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	najitool
 PORTVERSION=	0.8.4
@@ -11,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A tool that generates, converts, and filters files
+COMMENT=	Generates, converts, and filters files
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libnaji.a:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libnaji
 
diff --git a/misc/newer/Makefile b/misc/newer/Makefile
index 994481a635f8..c99fc1fde315 100644
--- a/misc/newer/Makefile
+++ b/misc/newer/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:    newer
-# Date created:         22 January 2006
-# Whom:                 Jeffrey H. Johnson <CPE1704TKS@bellsouth.net>
-#
+# Created by: Jeffrey H. Johnson <CPE1704TKS@bellsouth.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	newer
 PORTVERSION=	1.0
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ DISTFILES=	newer.c
 EXTRACT_ONLY=	# none
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An implementation of AT&T Research UNIX V8 newer(1)
+COMMENT=	Implementation of AT&T Research UNIX V8 newer(1)
 
 CONFLICTS=	teTeX-base-[0-9]* tex-[0-9]* ja-ptex-base-*
 
diff --git a/misc/p5-Chatbot-Eliza/Makefile b/misc/p5-Chatbot-Eliza/Makefile
index fa7873774d10..9dced3d6a31a 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Chatbot-Eliza/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Chatbot-Eliza/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# ex:ts=8
-# Ports collection makefile for:	p5-Chatbot-Eliza
-# Date created:			Jan 12, 2002
-# Whom:	      			ijliao
-#
+# Created by: ijliao
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	Chatbot-Eliza
 PORTVERSION=	1.04
@@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A clone of the classic Eliza program
+COMMENT=	Clone of the classic Eliza program
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
diff --git a/misc/pdmenu/Makefile b/misc/pdmenu/Makefile
index 2f48c0e7a8e4..b284ac2ddf39 100644
--- a/misc/pdmenu/Makefile
+++ b/misc/pdmenu/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	pdmenu
-# Date created:		14 December 1998
-# Whom:			Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za>
-#
+# Created by: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za>
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	pdmenu
@@ -12,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	DEBIAN
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A simple console menu program
+COMMENT=	Simple console menu program
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/doc/COPYING
diff --git a/misc/projectionlib/Makefile b/misc/projectionlib/Makefile
index 2919d976e0ad..8a88b1fe1dde 100644
--- a/misc/projectionlib/Makefile
+++ b/misc/projectionlib/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	ProjectionLib library from VTP
-# Date created:				26 Apr 2001
-# Whom:					Randall Hopper <aa8vb@nc.rr.com>
-#
+# Created by: Randall Hopper <aa8vb@nc.rr.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	projectionlib
 PORTVERSION=	3.7
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://thor-f5.er.usgs.gov/viewers/dlgv32/
 DISTNAME=	dlgv32v37src
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A C++ wrapper for the USGS GCTP projection library
+COMMENT=	C++ wrapper for the USGS GCTP projection library
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	gctpc.1:${PORTSDIR}/misc/gctpc
 
diff --git a/misc/py-YABT/Makefile b/misc/py-YABT/Makefile
index d0312fb0c648..0c2aed9692b6 100644
--- a/misc/py-YABT/Makefile
+++ b/misc/py-YABT/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	py-YABT
-# Date created:		2008-09-20
-# Whom:			Wen Heping <wenheping@gmail.com>
-#
+# Created by: Wen Heping <wenheping@gmail.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	YABT
 PORTVERSION=	2.0.2
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A General Purpose Braille Translation System
+COMMENT=	General Purpose Braille Translation System
 
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	easy_install
diff --git a/misc/py-YABT/pkg-descr b/misc/py-YABT/pkg-descr
index 670ffe5d50ec..02c01b0e6632 100644
--- a/misc/py-YABT/pkg-descr
+++ b/misc/py-YABT/pkg-descr
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Braille encoded in ASCII Braille, but tables for other
 codes and other output encodings such as unicode Braille
 are possible.
 
-WWW:	http://pypi.python.org/pypi/YABT/
+WWW: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/YABT/
diff --git a/misc/py-pexpect/Makefile b/misc/py-pexpect/Makefile
index 839ddc1dc429..9c3e15e58c56 100644
--- a/misc/py-pexpect/Makefile
+++ b/misc/py-pexpect/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# ex:ts=8
-# Ports collection makefile for:	pexpect
-# Date created:			Jan 11, 2003
-# Whom:				ijliao
-#
+# Created by: ijliao
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	pexpect
 PORTVERSION=	2.4
@@ -14,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Pure Python Expect-like module
+COMMENT=	Pure Python Expect-like module
 
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
diff --git a/misc/skyutils/Makefile b/misc/skyutils/Makefile
index dae4f954b190..91c7c39bb5f2 100644
--- a/misc/skyutils/Makefile
+++ b/misc/skyutils/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# ports collection makefile for:	skyutils
-# Date created:				21 February 2004
-# Whom: 				Machiel Mastenbroek <machiel_mastenbroek@hotmail.com>
-#
+# Created by: Machiel Mastenbroek <machiel_mastenbroek@hotmail.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	skyutils
 PORTVERSION=	2.9
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_LOCAL}
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	laszlof
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A library required by smssend (same author)
+COMMENT=	Library required by smssend (same author)
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf libtool
diff --git a/misc/tkinfo/Makefile b/misc/tkinfo/Makefile
index afebb0bed2ef..c5bedfe91c82 100644
--- a/misc/tkinfo/Makefile
+++ b/misc/tkinfo/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	tkinfo
-# Date created:         16 Jan 1995
-# Whom:			Thomas Gellekum <tg@FreeBSD.org>
-#
+# Created by: Thomas Gellekum <tg@FreeBSD.org>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	tkinfo
 PORTVERSION=	2.8
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc tk
 MASTER_SITES=	http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/tkinfo/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A tk script to read GNU "info" files and display them
+COMMENT=	Tk script to read GNU "info" files and display them
 
 LICENSE=	BSD
 
diff --git a/misc/tkregexp/Makefile b/misc/tkregexp/Makefile
index 49cd0e17b1fa..51df171ea6cf 100644
--- a/misc/tkregexp/Makefile
+++ b/misc/tkregexp/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	tklregexp
-# Date created:        2 May 2000
-# Whom:                Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net>
-#
+# Created by: Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	tkregexp
 PORTVERSION=	3.0
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://laurent.riesterer.free.fr/regexp/
 DISTNAME=	visual_regexp-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An interactive regexp design tool
+COMMENT=	Interactive regexp design tool
 
 USE_TK_RUN=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
diff --git a/misc/txt2regex/Makefile b/misc/txt2regex/Makefile
index 1db55468320a..9fa15ac37fe9 100644
--- a/misc/txt2regex/Makefile
+++ b/misc/txt2regex/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# ex:ts=8
-# New ports collection makefile for:	txt2regex
-# Date created:			Jun 14, 2001
-# Whom:				ijliao
-#
+# Created by: ijliao
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	txt2regex
 PORTVERSION=	0.8
@@ -14,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://txt2regex.sourceforge.net/
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Regular Expression "wizard"
+COMMENT=	Regular Expression "wizard"
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	bash:${PORTSDIR}/shells/bash
 
diff --git a/misc/wmfirew/Makefile b/misc/wmfirew/Makefile
index 6740d69c2e0f..1c46d1229303 100644
--- a/misc/wmfirew/Makefile
+++ b/misc/wmfirew/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc windowmaker afterstep
 MASTER_SITES=	http://web.novalis.org/programs/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A dockapp that shows fireworks in action
+COMMENT=	Dockapp that shows fireworks in action
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/wmfirew
 WRKSRC=	${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.app/${PORTNAME}
diff --git a/misc/wmjulia/Makefile b/misc/wmjulia/Makefile
index a4bc8c367d34..e03193c3a472 100644
--- a/misc/wmjulia/Makefile
+++ b/misc/wmjulia/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	wmjulia
-# Date created:				16 May 2002
-# Whom:					Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@regency.nsu.ru>
-#
+# Created by: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@regency.nsu.ru>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	wmjulia
 PORTVERSION=	0.40
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	misc windowmaker afterstep
 MASTER_SITES=	http://web.novalis.org/programs/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A dockapp that creates an animated Julia set
+COMMENT=	Dockapp that creates an animated Julia set
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/wmjulia
 WRKSRC=	${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.app/${PORTNAME}
diff --git a/misc/wmtunlo/Makefile b/misc/wmtunlo/Makefile
index 7b907fff8f13..415743d094fa 100644
--- a/misc/wmtunlo/Makefile
+++ b/misc/wmtunlo/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	wmtunlo
-# Date created:			27 July 2002
-# Whom:				Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
-#
+# Created by: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	wmtunlo
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.3
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://www.gnu-darwin.org/distfiles/ \
 		http://cvsup.theplanet.com/distfiles/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A falling-down-a-tunnel dockapp
+COMMENT=	Falling-down-a-tunnel dockapp
 
 USE_XORG=	x11 xpm xextproto
 ALL_TARGET=	wmtunlo
diff --git a/misc/xless/Makefile b/misc/xless/Makefile
index 9740df1b5ff4..a7860b312281 100644
--- a/misc/xless/Makefile
+++ b/misc/xless/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	xless
-# Date created:		23 December 1996
-# Whom:			Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com>
-#
+# Created by: Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	xless
 PORTVERSION=	1.7
@@ -14,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_XCONTRIB} \
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	applications
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An X11 viewer for text files.  Useful as an add-on tool for other apps
+COMMENT=	X11 viewer for text files.  Useful as an add-on tool for other apps
 
 USE_IMAKE=	yes
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xaw xext xmu xpm xt