44 files changed, 44 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/databases/WWWdb/Makefile b/databases/WWWdb/Makefile
index 641e51d18440..bf5470c72531 100644
--- a/databases/WWWdb/Makefile
+++ b/databases/WWWdb/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases perl5 www
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME:tl}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Perl based generic WWW DB interface / frontend
+COMMENT=	Perl based generic WWW DB interface / frontend
 
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
diff --git a/databases/buzhug/Makefile b/databases/buzhug/Makefile
index 21e7289b2263..6a1421426f7a 100644
--- a/databases/buzhug/Makefile
+++ b/databases/buzhug/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases python
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	culot@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A pure-Python database engine
+COMMENT=	Pure-Python database engine
 
 USES=		zip
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
diff --git a/databases/couchdb/Makefile b/databases/couchdb/Makefile
index 2339bb6d7877..bdbaa0c1f75b 100644
--- a/databases/couchdb/Makefile
+++ b/databases/couchdb/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	couchdb/source/${PORTVERSION}
 DISTNAME=	apache-couchdb-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	adams-ports@ateamsystems.com
-COMMENT=	A document database server, accessible via a RESTful JSON API
+COMMENT=	Document database server, accessible via a RESTful JSON API
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libicudata.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/icu \
 		libmozjs185.so:${PORTSDIR}/lang/spidermonkey185 \
diff --git a/databases/db4o-mono/Makefile b/databases/db4o-mono/Makefile
index 937108af5336..38f35d6e2241 100644
--- a/databases/db4o-mono/Makefile
+++ b/databases/db4o-mono/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${REALVERSION}${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 DIST_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	pneumann@gmail.com
-COMMENT=	A database engine for storing object into files
+COMMENT=	Database engine for storing object into files
 
 USES=		mono
 
diff --git a/databases/geoserver-mysql-plugin/Makefile b/databases/geoserver-mysql-plugin/Makefile
index acaa0c62152d..49bfd1bfa16f 100644
--- a/databases/geoserver-mysql-plugin/Makefile
+++ b/databases/geoserver-mysql-plugin/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-mysql-plugin
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A MySQL DataStore implementation for GeoServer
+COMMENT=	MySQL DataStore implementation for GeoServer
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/geoserver/start.jar:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/geoserver
 
diff --git a/databases/godis/Makefile b/databases/godis/Makefile
index dd4f61545bc5..a562b32e9a83 100644
--- a/databases/godis/Makefile
+++ b/databases/godis/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/jlaffaye
 
 MAINTAINER=	gblach@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Redis client library written in Go
+COMMENT=	Redis client library written in Go
 
 GO_PKGNAME=	github.com/simonz05/${PORTNAME}
 
diff --git a/databases/gosqlite3/Makefile b/databases/gosqlite3/Makefile
index a988123321df..fd2beca9baf7 100644
--- a/databases/gosqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/databases/gosqlite3/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/jlaffaye
 
 MAINTAINER=	lichray@gmail.com
-COMMENT=	A Go interface for SQLite3
+COMMENT=	Go interface for SQLite3
 
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	libsqlite3.so:${PORTSDIR}/databases/sqlite3
 
diff --git a/databases/innotop/Makefile b/databases/innotop/Makefile
index feed86c86da0..77b3f4700e2c 100644
--- a/databases/innotop/Makefile
+++ b/databases/innotop/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	GOOGLE_CODE
 
 MAINTAINER=	skreuzer@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A MySQL and InnoDB monitoring program
+COMMENT=	MySQL and InnoDB monitoring program
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
diff --git a/databases/jdbm2/Makefile b/databases/jdbm2/Makefile
index 46be5db47d1e..5bff267123bd 100644
--- a/databases/jdbm2/Makefile
+++ b/databases/jdbm2/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases java
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_GOOGLE_CODE}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A fast, simple, and transactional Java persistence engine
+COMMENT=	Fast, simple, and transactional Java persistence engine
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
diff --git a/databases/jrobin/Makefile b/databases/jrobin/Makefile
index a7e78ea6c415..8b254b8f3c9c 100644
--- a/databases/jrobin/Makefile
+++ b/databases/jrobin/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX=	.jar
 EXTRACT_ONLY=
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A pure Java alternative to RRDTool
+COMMENT=	Pure Java alternative to RRDTool
 
 USE_JAVA=	yes
 JAVA_VERSION=	1.6+
diff --git a/databases/libodbc++/Makefile b/databases/libodbc++/Makefile
index 3b1c04912ee7..28bcffdacae6 100644
--- a/databases/libodbc++/Makefile
+++ b/databases/libodbc++/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases devel
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/libodbcxx/libodbc%2B%2B/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	fjoe@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A C++ class library and toolset for ODBC access to data sources
+COMMENT=	C++ class library and toolset for ODBC access to data sources
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
diff --git a/databases/mantis/Makefile b/databases/mantis/Makefile
index b61bf91dff6a..f410e7bb2f1a 100644
--- a/databases/mantis/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mantis/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}bt/${PORTNAME}-stable/${PORTVERSION}
 DISTNAME=	mantisbt-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	dan@langille.org
-COMMENT=	A bug tracking system written in PHP
+COMMENT=	Bug tracking system written in PHP
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USE_PSQL=	yes
diff --git a/databases/mrtg-mysql-load/Makefile b/databases/mrtg-mysql-load/Makefile
index a025ca5d7917..93af0134f052 100644
--- a/databases/mrtg-mysql-load/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mrtg-mysql-load/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://www.bitbybit.dk/mysql/mrtg-mysql-load/ \
 		http://freebsd.unixfreunde.de/sources/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A MySQL load analysis fetcher for MRTG
+COMMENT=	MySQL load analysis fetcher for MRTG
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	mrtg:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/mrtg
 
diff --git a/databases/mysql-connector-c++/Makefile b/databases/mysql-connector-c++/Makefile
index 0ba1c764e164..d36b79ff7bf0 100644
--- a/databases/mysql-connector-c++/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql-connector-c++/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_MYSQL}
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	Connector-C++
 
 MAINTAINER=	gahr@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A MySQL database connector for C++
+COMMENT=	MySQL database connector for C++
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
diff --git a/databases/mysql-q4m/Makefile b/databases/mysql-q4m/Makefile
index bc39909a8b29..63564a6c3890 100644
--- a/databases/mysql-q4m/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql-q4m/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://q4m.kazuhooku.com/dist/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${_MYSQL_SERVER:T:C/-server$/-/}
 
 MAINTAINER=	knu@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A message queue that works as a pluggable storage engine of MySQL
+COMMENT=	Message queue that works as a pluggable storage engine of MySQL
 
 FETCH_DEPENDS+=	${NONEXISTENT}:${PORTSDIR}/${_MYSQL_SERVER}:build
 
diff --git a/databases/mysqlcppapi/Makefile b/databases/mysqlcppapi/Makefile
index 897d5edb1522..3602c2cde051 100644
--- a/databases/mysqlcppapi/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysqlcppapi/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases devel
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}%202/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A fork of mysql++ C++ API for MySQL
+COMMENT=	Fork of mysql++ C++ API for MySQL
 
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	libtool
 USE_MYSQL=	yes
diff --git a/databases/mytop/Makefile b/databases/mytop/Makefile
index c17d26d21d93..6bffb115015c 100644
--- a/databases/mytop/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mytop/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	http://jeremy.zawodny.com/mysql/mytop/
 
 MAINTAINER=	matthew@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A top clone for MySQL
+COMMENT=	Top clone for MySQL
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-DBD-mysql>1.0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBD-mysql \
 		p5-DBI>=1.13:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI \
diff --git a/databases/ocaml-pgocaml/Makefile b/databases/ocaml-pgocaml/Makefile
index 6419326693d0..7f3c06abd8b5 100644
--- a/databases/ocaml-pgocaml/Makefile
+++ b/databases/ocaml-pgocaml/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 
 MAINTAINER=	tcrimi@gmail.com
-COMMENT=	An OCaml interface to PostgreSQL
+COMMENT=	OCaml interface to PostgreSQL
 
 BROKEN=		Fails to build
 
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBD-Excel/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBD-Excel/Makefile
index 6db3464ecf25..ab65d75b939b 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBD-Excel/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBD-Excel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	skreuzer@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A class for DBI drivers that acts on Excel files
+COMMENT=	Class for DBI drivers that acts on Excel files
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-SQL-Statement>=0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-SQL-Statement \
 		p5-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel>=0:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel \
diff --git a/databases/p5-Redis-hiredis/Makefile b/databases/p5-Redis-hiredis/Makefile
index 73427c2a6b99..c48b66244bcc 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Redis-hiredis/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Redis-hiredis/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	CPAN:NEOPHENIX
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	gblach@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Simple wrapper around hiredis C client
+COMMENT=	Simple wrapper around hiredis C client
 
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
diff --git a/databases/pecl-drizzle/Makefile b/databases/pecl-drizzle/Makefile
index 97328b458ffb..d5ba41d62274 100644
--- a/databases/pecl-drizzle/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pecl-drizzle/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 DIST_SUBDIR=	PECL
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A PHP wrapper for the libdrizzle library
+COMMENT=	PHP wrapper for the libdrizzle library
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdrizzle.so:${PORTSDIR}/databases/libdrizzle
 
diff --git a/databases/pecl-handlersocket/Makefile b/databases/pecl-handlersocket/Makefile
index 1b5ac95bcfaf..425d2f6db4b5 100644
--- a/databases/pecl-handlersocket/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pecl-handlersocket/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTNAME=	php-${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 DISTFILES=	php-handelrsocket-0.3.1${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	jnlin@csie.nctu.edu.tw
-COMMENT=	A PECL extension for HandlerSocket
+COMMENT=	PECL extension for HandlerSocket
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	libhsclient>0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/libhsclient
 
diff --git a/databases/pecl-mdbtools/Makefile b/databases/pecl-mdbtools/Makefile
index 1777ec3bd541..4393301c1b54 100644
--- a/databases/pecl-mdbtools/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pecl-mdbtools/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 DIST_SUBDIR=	PECL
 
 MAINTAINER=	miwi@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A PECL extension for the mdbtools library
+COMMENT=	PECL extension for the mdbtools library
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
diff --git a/databases/pecl-mysqlnd_qc/Makefile b/databases/pecl-mysqlnd_qc/Makefile
index cf7569b3f285..c03ee79ca692 100644
--- a/databases/pecl-mysqlnd_qc/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pecl-mysqlnd_qc/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 DIST_SUBDIR=	PECL
 
 MAINTAINER=	johnpupu@gmail.com
-COMMENT=	A query cache plugin for mysqlnd
+COMMENT=	Query cache plugin for mysqlnd
 
 USE_PHP=	yes
 USE_PHPEXT=	yes
diff --git a/databases/pgaccess/Makefile b/databases/pgaccess/Makefile
index 6e4119529675..7b40a311a664 100644
--- a/databases/pgaccess/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pgaccess/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:S/./_/g}
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 
 MAINTAINER=	pgsql@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A powerful GUI PostgreSQL database administration tool and toolkit
+COMMENT=	Powerful GUI PostgreSQL database administration tool and toolkit
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/pgtcl/pkgIndex.tcl:${PORTSDIR}/databases/pgtcl
diff --git a/databases/pgpool-II-22/Makefile b/databases/pgpool-II-22/Makefile
index fe309191949c..26db38588094 100644
--- a/databases/pgpool-II-22/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pgpool-II-22/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://pgfoundry.org/frs/download.php/2478/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	22
 
 MAINTAINER=	kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A connection pool server for PostgreSQL
+COMMENT=	Connection pool server for PostgreSQL
 
 USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/databases/pgpool-II-23/Makefile b/databases/pgpool-II-23/Makefile
index 66c1f4b63c33..c54c26e59816 100644
--- a/databases/pgpool-II-23/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pgpool-II-23/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://pgfoundry.org/frs/download.php/2664/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	23
 
 MAINTAINER=	kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A connection pool server for PostgreSQL
+COMMENT=	Connection pool server for PostgreSQL
 
 USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/databases/pgpool-II-30/Makefile b/databases/pgpool-II-30/Makefile
index d2f3fabf74c0..436794d12210 100644
--- a/databases/pgpool-II-30/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pgpool-II-30/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://pgfoundry.org/frs/download.php/3076/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	30
 
 MAINTAINER=	kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A connection pool server for PostgreSQL
+COMMENT=	Connection pool server for PostgreSQL
 
 LICENSE=	BSD
 
diff --git a/databases/pgpool/Makefile b/databases/pgpool/Makefile
index 7c8a996c2258..62d735debbb3 100644
--- a/databases/pgpool/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pgpool/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	http://pgfoundry.org/frs/download.php/1446/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A connection pool server for PostgreSQL
+COMMENT=	Connection pool server for PostgreSQL
 
 USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/databases/phpmyadmin/Makefile b/databases/phpmyadmin/Makefile
index 0b4c0175500f..d793030479d8 100644
--- a/databases/phpmyadmin/Makefile
+++ b/databases/phpmyadmin/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME:tl}/${PORTNAME}/${DISTVERSION}
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}-all-languages
 
 MAINTAINER=	matthew@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A set of PHP-scripts to manage MySQL over the web
+COMMENT=	Set of PHP-scripts to manage MySQL over the web
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
diff --git a/databases/py-pyPgSQL/Makefile b/databases/py-pyPgSQL/Makefile
index 8e9ea0cfc4a8..92e80c5378cc 100644
--- a/databases/py-pyPgSQL/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-pyPgSQL/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	python@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A Python DB-API 2 compliant library for using PostgreSQL databases
+COMMENT=	Python DB-API 2 compliant library for using PostgreSQL databases
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${DATETIME_DEP}:${PORTSDIR}/lang/py-mx-base
 
diff --git a/databases/rdb/Makefile b/databases/rdb/Makefile
index c793b11d907c..a76af7d35223 100644
--- a/databases/rdb/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rdb/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/unix/databases/flat-file/RDB/
 DISTNAME=	RDB-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A fast, portable, relational database management system
+COMMENT=	Fast, portable, relational database management system
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/rdb
 USES=		perl5
diff --git a/databases/redis-devel/Makefile b/databases/redis-devel/Makefile
index aa7c906561e9..ee246cbe035f 100644
--- a/databases/redis-devel/Makefile
+++ b/databases/redis-devel/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTNAME=	${DISTVERSION}
 DIST_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 MAINTAINER=	osa@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A persistent key-value database with built-in net interface
+COMMENT=	Persistent key-value database with built-in net interface
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
diff --git a/databases/redis/Makefile b/databases/redis/Makefile
index 7642e49199f3..33b2c3c82121 100644
--- a/databases/redis/Makefile
+++ b/databases/redis/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	http://download.redis.io/releases/
 
 MAINTAINER=	osa@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A persistent key-value database with built-in net interface
+COMMENT=	Persistent key-value database with built-in net interface
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
diff --git a/databases/ruby-o_dbm/Makefile b/databases/ruby-o_dbm/Makefile
index 8eecd8818df1..976e3acc6455 100644
--- a/databases/ruby-o_dbm/Makefile
+++ b/databases/ruby-o_dbm/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 DIST_SUBDIR=	ruby
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An OODB-like DBM module for Ruby
+COMMENT=	OODB-like DBM module for Ruby
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 
diff --git a/databases/rubygem-activerecord-jdbcmysql-adapter/Makefile b/databases/rubygem-activerecord-jdbcmysql-adapter/Makefile
index ebcd676ee7cc..0ec074826898 100644
--- a/databases/rubygem-activerecord-jdbcmysql-adapter/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rubygem-activerecord-jdbcmysql-adapter/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases rubygems java
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An ActiveRecord driver for MySQL using JDBC running under JRuby
+COMMENT=	ActiveRecord driver for MySQL using JDBC running under JRuby
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-jdbc-mysql>=5.1.0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-jdbc-mysql \
 		rubygem-activerecord-jdbc-adapter>=1.2.9:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-activerecord-jdbc-adapter \
diff --git a/databases/rubygem-activerecord-mysql-adapter/Makefile b/databases/rubygem-activerecord-mysql-adapter/Makefile
index 0504bb97a4b0..43a19b54776d 100644
--- a/databases/rubygem-activerecord-mysql-adapter/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rubygem-activerecord-mysql-adapter/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	An ActiveRecord adapter for MySQL, based on mysql gem
+COMMENT=	ActiveRecord adapter for MySQL, based on mysql gem
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-activerecord>=3.2.9:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-activerecord \
 		rubygem-activesupport>=3.2.9:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-activesupport \
diff --git a/databases/rubygem-data_objects/Makefile b/databases/rubygem-data_objects/Makefile
index fa86ba0bf65c..7342236e0443 100644
--- a/databases/rubygem-data_objects/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rubygem-data_objects/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	voldern@hoeggen.net
-COMMENT=	A unified Ruby API for popular databases
+COMMENT=	Unified Ruby API for popular databases
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-addressable>=2.1:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-addressable
 
diff --git a/databases/rubygem-dm-active_model/Makefile b/databases/rubygem-dm-active_model/Makefile
index c3f1d166c5c8..f2f525c02f46 100644
--- a/databases/rubygem-dm-active_model/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rubygem-dm-active_model/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A dm plugin for active_model compliance and thus rails 3 compatibility
+COMMENT=	DM plugin for active_model compliance and thus rails 3 compatibility
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-activemodel>=3.1.0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-activemodel \
 		rubygem-dm-core>=1.2.0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-dm-core
diff --git a/databases/rubygem-seed-fu/Makefile b/databases/rubygem-seed-fu/Makefile
index ca6bed75adae..ad72beffaca6 100644
--- a/databases/rubygem-seed-fu/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rubygem-seed-fu/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	databases rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A library to maintain seed datas
+COMMENT=	Library to maintain seed datas
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-activerecord>=3.1:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-activerecord \
 		rubygem-activesupport>=3.1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-activesupport
diff --git a/databases/sqlite-ext-mobigroup/Makefile b/databases/sqlite-ext-mobigroup/Makefile
index 0c3577107d25..143aa7e42096 100644
--- a/databases/sqlite-ext-mobigroup/Makefile
+++ b/databases/sqlite-ext-mobigroup/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://mobigroup.ru/debian/pool-squeeze/main/s/sqlite3/
 DISTNAME=	sqlite3_${PORTVERSION:R}-mobigroup.${PORTVERSION:E}
 
 MAINTAINER=	pavelivolkov@googlemail.com
-COMMENT=	A mobigroup functions library for SQLite
+COMMENT=	Mobigroup functions library for SQLite
 
 USE_SQLITE=	yes
 
diff --git a/databases/sqlitemanager/Makefile b/databases/sqlitemanager/Makefile
index 09b7cf49018b..074bcc0447e4 100644
--- a/databases/sqlitemanager/Makefile
+++ b/databases/sqlitemanager/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF
 DISTNAME=	SQLiteManager-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	gslin@gslin.org
-COMMENT=	A multilingual web based tool to manage SQLite database
+COMMENT=	Multilingual web based tool to manage SQLite database
 
 DEFAULT_PHP_VER=53
 IGNORE_WITH_PHP=5
diff --git a/databases/tokyocabinet/Makefile b/databases/tokyocabinet/Makefile
index e6f52da0176f..6ee364c3e72b 100644
--- a/databases/tokyocabinet/Makefile
+++ b/databases/tokyocabinet/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_LOCAL} \
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	kuriyama
 
 MAINTAINER=	kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A modern implementation of DBM
+COMMENT=	Modern implementation of DBM
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		gmake
diff --git a/databases/xapian-core10/Makefile b/databases/xapian-core10/Makefile
index 0d7f2b638d20..f96e03691936 100644
--- a/databases/xapian-core10/Makefile
+++ b/databases/xapian-core10/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/${PORTVERSION}/
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME:S/10$//}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A probabilistic text search database engine
+COMMENT=	Probabilistic text search database engine
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2