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-rw-r--r--japanese/alias-fonts/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/canna-lib/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/canna-server/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/cannadic/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/dvipsk/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/font-takao/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/gd/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/guesswork-classic/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/ja6/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/jadetex-ptex/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/kana-no-quiz/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/kasumi/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/kterm/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/libslang/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/man/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/ne/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/onew/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/p5-DateTime-Format-Japanese/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/p5-Encode-EUCJPMS/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/php5-mecab/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/platex-otf/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/prime-dict/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/rbnamazu/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/ruby-romkan/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/rubygem-jpmobile/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/rubygem-myrurema/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--japanese/teTeX/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/classpath/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/eclipse-lomboz/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/eclipse-sqlexplorer/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/eclipse-uml/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/eclipse-vep/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/eclipse-windowbuilder/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/jakarta-bcel/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/jakarta-commons-codec/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/jakarta-commons-httpclient/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/java-cup/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/javamail/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/poseidon/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/proguard/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--java/sqlitejdbc/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--korean/FreeWnn-lib/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--korean/FreeWnn-server/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/Gofer/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/afnix/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/caml-light/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/cdent/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/emacs-lisp-intro/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/embryo/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/ferite/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/fpc-units/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/harbour/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/ici/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/jruby/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/jython/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/linux-j/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/luajit/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/malbolge/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/maude/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/mosh/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/nml/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/ocaml-camlidl/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/ocaml-mode.el/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/oorexx/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/phc/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/php5-extensions/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/php53-extensions/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/php55-extensions/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/pike78/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/qscheme/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/rexx-regutil/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/rexx-wrapper/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/sbcl/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/scsh/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/sisc/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/slib/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/sml-mode.el/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/sml-nj/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/snobol4/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/spidermonkey17/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/t3x/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/tinypy/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/tolua++/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/twelf/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--lang/visualworks/Makefile2
86 files changed, 86 insertions, 86 deletions
diff --git a/japanese/alias-fonts/Makefile b/japanese/alias-fonts/Makefile
index 019577e02651..21df276745cb 100644
--- a/japanese/alias-fonts/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/alias-fonts/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= # empty
DISTFILES= # empty
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A meta-port which setups Japanese fonts
+COMMENT= Meta-port which setups Japanese fonts
RUN_DEPENDS= \
${FONTSDIR}/jpnhn4-iso.pcf.gz:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/elisa8x8 \
diff --git a/japanese/canna-lib/Makefile b/japanese/canna-lib/Makefile
index c16829bebcf7..46e976164d5f 100644
--- a/japanese/canna-lib/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/canna-lib/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX= -lib
DISTNAME= Canna${PORTVERSION:S/.//g}
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Kana-to-Kanji conversion system, library part
+COMMENT= Kana-to-Kanji conversion system, library part
LICENSE= MIT
LICENSE_FILE= ${WRKSRC}/COPYRIGHT
diff --git a/japanese/canna-server/Makefile b/japanese/canna-server/Makefile
index d98038b0dcee..ebe78885f8c7 100644
--- a/japanese/canna-server/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/canna-server/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX= -server
DISTNAME= Canna${PORTVERSION:S/.//g}
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Kana-to-Kanji conversion system, binary part
+COMMENT= Kana-to-Kanji conversion system, binary part
LICENSE= MIT
LICENSE_FILE= ${WRKSRC}/COPYRIGHT
diff --git a/japanese/cannadic/Makefile b/japanese/cannadic/Makefile
index 3d01598386f2..4f866f244e57 100644
--- a/japanese/cannadic/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/cannadic/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese
MASTER_SITES= http://cannadic.oucrc.org/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A canna dictionary containing a lot of words
+COMMENT= Canna dictionary containing a lot of words
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/sbin/cannaserver:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/canna-server
BUILD_DEPENDS= crxdic:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/canna-server
diff --git a/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile b/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile
index ec262cc94c4f..352dd2495a16 100644
--- a/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ EXTRACT_ONLY= ${TETEX_SRC}${EXTRACT_SUFX} \
dvipsk-${PORTVERSION}-p1.7a.tar.gz
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A DVI to PostScript translator + Japanese patch
+COMMENT= DVI to PostScript translator + Japanese patch
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/${TEXMFDIR}/fonts/tfm/ptex/min10.tfm:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/${TEXMFDIR}/fonts/tfm/ptex/min10.tfm:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex
diff --git a/japanese/font-takao/Makefile b/japanese/font-takao/Makefile
index cae93e7a1156..41e840414e51 100644
--- a/japanese/font-takao/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/font-takao/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= ja-font-
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-fonts-ttf-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An improved IPA Japanese fonts
+COMMENT= Improved IPA Japanese fonts
RUN_DEPENDS= fc-cache:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/fontconfig
diff --git a/japanese/gd/Makefile b/japanese/gd/Makefile
index 892dc9af0326..42ffd67f9c73 100644
--- a/japanese/gd/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/gd/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
CATEGORIES= japanese
MAINTAINER= ichiro@ichiro.org
-COMMENT= A graphics library for fast image creation with Japanese support
+COMMENT= Graphics library for fast image creation with Japanese support
MASTERDIR= ${.CURDIR}/../../graphics/gd
diff --git a/japanese/guesswork-classic/Makefile b/japanese/guesswork-classic/Makefile
index 5e4716927618..f7ed78aa7043 100644
--- a/japanese/guesswork-classic/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/guesswork-classic/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese devel
MASTER_SITES= http://classic.guesswork.jp/download/files/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A PHP lightweight framework
+COMMENT= PHP lightweight framework
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/share/smarty/Smarty.class.php:${PORTSDIR}/www/smarty2
diff --git a/japanese/ja6/Makefile b/japanese/ja6/Makefile
index 91fb74b14370..f3a41d27916d 100644
--- a/japanese/ja6/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/ja6/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://members.tripod.com/~so_o2/ \
DISTVERSIONSUFFIX= -bin
MAINTAINER= nivit@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Japanese Symbols Trainer
+COMMENT= Japanese Symbols Trainer
NO_BUILD= yes
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386 amd64
diff --git a/japanese/jadetex-ptex/Makefile b/japanese/jadetex-ptex/Makefile
index 293a93cd914d..565c3f0fb54a 100644
--- a/japanese/jadetex-ptex/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/jadetex-ptex/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX= -ptex
DISTNAME= jadetex-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A pTeX backend for Jade, for typesetting SGML documents
+COMMENT= PTeX backend for Jade, for typesetting SGML documents
BUILD_DEPENDS= ptex:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex
LIB_DEPENDS= png15:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/png
diff --git a/japanese/kana-no-quiz/Makefile b/japanese/kana-no-quiz/Makefile
index fce410a9c81a..848d054578d5 100644
--- a/japanese/kana-no-quiz/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/kana-no-quiz/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME:S,k,K,}-${DISTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A little tool to memorize Japanese KANA (Hiragana/Katakana)
+COMMENT= Little tool to memorize Japanese KANA (Hiragana/Katakana)
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/pygtk.py:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/py-gtk2 \
${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/pygame/__init__.py:${PORTSDIR}/devel/py-game
diff --git a/japanese/kasumi/Makefile b/japanese/kasumi/Makefile
index dfe91305acf7..20be844455a7 100644
--- a/japanese/kasumi/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/kasumi/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE_JP}
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}/41436
MAINTAINER= nobutaka@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A dictionary management tool for anthy
+COMMENT= Dictionary management tool for anthy
USES= gmake pkgconfig
USE_GNOME= gnomehier gtk20
diff --git a/japanese/kterm/Makefile b/japanese/kterm/Makefile
index 72e1ad1da46a..ccb01e5a9222 100644
--- a/japanese/kterm/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/kterm/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PATCHFILES= ${DISTNAME}.NFS-xauth.patch:nfs \
PATCH_DIST_STRIP= -p1
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An xterm variant with Japanese support
+COMMENT= Xterm variant with Japanese support
BUILD_DEPENDS= nkf:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/nkf
diff --git a/japanese/libslang/Makefile b/japanese/libslang/Makefile
index f5278ab4d33d..1c0bea6f4d3b 100644
--- a/japanese/libslang/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/libslang/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.emaillab.org/mutt/tools/ \
DISTNAME= slang-${VERSION}jp${JP_VERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A library permits a programmer to develop software
+COMMENT= Library permits a programmer to develop software
CONFLICTS= libslang2-[0-9]* libslang-1.*[^j]*
diff --git a/japanese/man/Makefile b/japanese/man/Makefile
index 43ffda6444bf..2b5bb613e95e 100644
--- a/japanese/man/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/man/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PATCHFILES= jp-man-1.1j-ex-20020115.patch
PATCH_DIST_STRIP=-p1
MAINTAINER= kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A manual display command for Japanese (EUC)
+COMMENT= Manual display command for Japanese (EUC)
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/bin/groff:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/groff \
jless:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/less
diff --git a/japanese/ne/Makefile b/japanese/ne/Makefile
index de0a69a78a84..e43d759b4db2 100644
--- a/japanese/ne/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/ne/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese editors
MASTER_SITES= http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA018758/archive/
MAINTAINER= ele@pop17.odn.ne.jp
-COMMENT= A VZ like full-screen text editor with Japanese support
+COMMENT= VZ like full-screen text editor with Japanese support
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/ne
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/japanese/onew/Makefile b/japanese/onew/Makefile
index 0892895c1a12..88a73ba167a7 100644
--- a/japanese/onew/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/onew/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.lab.kdd.co.jp/Japan/onew/ \
DISTNAME= jvim2.0r+${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A library for Japanese Input Methods
+COMMENT= Library for Japanese Input Methods
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
ALL_TARGET=
diff --git a/japanese/p5-DateTime-Format-Japanese/Makefile b/japanese/p5-DateTime-Format-Japanese/Makefile
index 10002ac32391..191436c3b180 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-DateTime-Format-Japanese/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-DateTime-Format-Japanese/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= CPAN
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= CPAN:DMAKI
MAINTAINER= markun@onohara.to
-COMMENT= A Japanese DateTime Formatter
+COMMENT= Japanese DateTime Formatter
BUILD_DEPENDS= p5-DateTime>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-DateTime \
p5-DateTime-Calendar-Japanese>=0.05:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-DateTime-Calendar-Japanese \
diff --git a/japanese/p5-Encode-EUCJPMS/Makefile b/japanese/p5-Encode-EUCJPMS/Makefile
index 8eee2871e7ca..79da5f1854cd 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-Encode-EUCJPMS/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-Encode-EUCJPMS/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese converters perl5
MASTER_SITES= CPAN
MAINTAINER= knu@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Perl5 module defining Microsoft compatible encodings for Japanese
+COMMENT= Perl5 module defining Microsoft compatible encodings for Japanese
USES= perl5
USE_PERL5= configure
diff --git a/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile b/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile
index 14c1dd492e78..cefca68d7a79 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese converters perl5
MASTER_SITES= CPAN
MAINTAINER= knu@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Perl5 module to handle Japanese character encodings
+COMMENT= Perl5 module to handle Japanese character encodings
USES= perl5
USE_PERL5= configure
diff --git a/japanese/php5-mecab/Makefile b/japanese/php5-mecab/Makefile
index 3a035f834d5b..f86f0d400aa7 100644
--- a/japanese/php5-mecab/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/php5-mecab/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DISTNAME= php-mecab-${PORTVERSION}
EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A PHP5 extension for MeCab Morphological Analyzer
+COMMENT= PHP5 extension for MeCab Morphological Analyzer
LIB_DEPENDS= mecab:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/mecab
diff --git a/japanese/platex-otf/Makefile b/japanese/platex-otf/Makefile
index 7b8b8a6952e3..fe1c6f3ab94e 100644
--- a/japanese/platex-otf/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/platex-otf/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DISTFILES= platex-otf-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX} \
platex-otf-manual-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A pLaTeX package for OpenType font support
+COMMENT= pLaTeX package for OpenType font support
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${TEXMFLOCAL_LSR}:${PORTSDIR}/print/tex-texmflocal \
mktexlsr:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex \
diff --git a/japanese/prime-dict/Makefile b/japanese/prime-dict/Makefile
index 9612d863894a..3a021e3b300c 100644
--- a/japanese/prime-dict/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/prime-dict/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX= -dict
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${PKGNAMESUFFIX}-${DISTVERSIONPREFIX}${DISTVERSION}${DISTVERSIONSUFFIX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A dictionary set for the prime
+COMMENT= Dictionary set for the prime
USE_RUBY= yes
diff --git a/japanese/rbnamazu/Makefile b/japanese/rbnamazu/Makefile
index bac2285a7003..04de894ffbd2 100644
--- a/japanese/rbnamazu/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/rbnamazu/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.namazu.org/pub/namazu/ruby/
DIST_SUBDIR= ruby
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A client of the "Namazu" full-text search engine written in Ruby
+COMMENT= Client of the "Namazu" full-text search engine written in Ruby
BROKEN= not staged
diff --git a/japanese/ruby-romkan/Makefile b/japanese/ruby-romkan/Makefile
index f434f4c719f6..30b2beddb206 100644
--- a/japanese/ruby-romkan/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/ruby-romkan/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DISTNAME= ruby-${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
DIST_SUBDIR= ruby
MAINTAINER= ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Romaji <-> Kana conversion library for Ruby
+COMMENT= Romaji <-> Kana conversion library for Ruby
USE_RUBY= yes
diff --git a/japanese/rubygem-jpmobile/Makefile b/japanese/rubygem-jpmobile/Makefile
index 216d2ca8fa2f..10b2b48a7495 100644
--- a/japanese/rubygem-jpmobile/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/rubygem-jpmobile/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese www rubygems
MASTER_SITES= RG
MAINTAINER= tota@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Rails plugin for Japanese mobile-phones
+COMMENT= Rails plugin for Japanese mobile-phones
LICENSE= MIT
diff --git a/japanese/rubygem-myrurema/Makefile b/japanese/rubygem-myrurema/Makefile
index 8fe8236d2ac5..7ce0114e2cd4 100644
--- a/japanese/rubygem-myrurema/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/rubygem-myrurema/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= japanese rubygems
MASTER_SITES= RG
MAINTAINER= ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A tool which helps searching/browsing/writing the Japanese Ruby docs
+COMMENT= Tool which helps searching/browsing/writing the Japanese Ruby docs
RUN_DEPENDS= rubygem-launchy>=2.0.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-launchy
diff --git a/japanese/teTeX/Makefile b/japanese/teTeX/Makefile
index f3a554baae6c..8a7e8bd90129 100644
--- a/japanese/teTeX/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/teTeX/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DISTFILES= # empty
EXTRACT_ONLY= # empty
MAINTAINER= hrs@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A meta port for teTeX suite for Japanese (including pTeX and JTeX)
+COMMENT= Meta port for teTeX suite for Japanese (including pTeX and JTeX)
USE_TEX= base texmf dvipsk ptex
.if !defined(WITHOUT_X11)
diff --git a/java/classpath/Makefile b/java/classpath/Makefile
index c47bde64de55..6fb153b5bbbe 100644
--- a/java/classpath/Makefile
+++ b/java/classpath/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DISTFILES= ${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}:src
EXTRACT_ONLY= ${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
MAINTAINER= java@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A GNU project to create a free Java class library
+COMMENT= GNU project to create a free Java class library
LICENSE= GPLv2
diff --git a/java/eclipse-lomboz/Makefile b/java/eclipse-lomboz/Makefile
index 55e247961425..cbec1742280c 100644
--- a/java/eclipse-lomboz/Makefile
+++ b/java/eclipse-lomboz/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DISTNAME= lomboz-emf-gef-jem-${PORTVERSION:S/.r/RC/}
DIST_SUBDIR= eclipse
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A J2EE developer tool build as a plugin for the eclipse platform
+COMMENT= J2EE developer tool build as a plugin for the eclipse platform
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/bin/eclipse:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse
diff --git a/java/eclipse-sqlexplorer/Makefile b/java/eclipse-sqlexplorer/Makefile
index 8b859b482635..4b536c2ebe92 100644
--- a/java/eclipse-sqlexplorer/Makefile
+++ b/java/eclipse-sqlexplorer/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DISTNAME= net.sourceforge.${PORTNAME}_${PORTVERSION}
DIST_SUBDIR= eclipse
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A visual database query tool for Eclipse
+COMMENT= Visual database query tool for Eclipse
RUN_DEPENDS= eclipse:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse \
${LOCALBASE}/share/eclipse/dropins/gef:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse-gef
diff --git a/java/eclipse-uml/Makefile b/java/eclipse-uml/Makefile
index a3948146f0d9..5b81c2072336 100644
--- a/java/eclipse-uml/Makefile
+++ b/java/eclipse-uml/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DISTNAME= uml2-SDK-${PORTVERSION}
DIST_SUBDIR= eclipse
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A framework creating UML diagrams in Eclipse
+COMMENT= Framework creating UML diagrams in Eclipse
RUN_DEPENDS= eclipse:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse \
${LOCALBASE}/share/eclipse/dropins/emf:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse-emf
diff --git a/java/eclipse-vep/Makefile b/java/eclipse-vep/Makefile
index e1adddbc398f..804ab5f599d2 100644
--- a/java/eclipse-vep/Makefile
+++ b/java/eclipse-vep/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DISTNAME= VE-SDK-${PORTVERSION}
DIST_SUBDIR= eclipse
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A framework for creating GUI builders for Eclipse
+COMMENT= Framework for creating GUI builders for Eclipse
RUN_DEPENDS= eclipse:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse \
${LOCALBASE}/share/eclipse/dropins/emf:${PORTSDIR}/java/eclipse-emf \
diff --git a/java/eclipse-windowbuilder/Makefile b/java/eclipse-windowbuilder/Makefile
index c1b05b9b1e18..e1f42f86a280 100644
--- a/java/eclipse-windowbuilder/Makefile
+++ b/java/eclipse-windowbuilder/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DIST_SUBDIR= eclipse
EXTRACT_ONLY= WB_v${PORTVERSION}_UpdateSite_for_Eclipse3.7.zip
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A powerful and easy to use Java GUI designer for Eclipse
+COMMENT= Powerful and easy to use Java GUI designer for Eclipse
LICENSE= EPL
diff --git a/java/jakarta-bcel/Makefile b/java/jakarta-bcel/Makefile
index 03f6078a48df..47812f858405 100644
--- a/java/jakarta-bcel/Makefile
+++ b/java/jakarta-bcel/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}/binaries
PKGNAMEPREFIX= jakarta-
MAINTAINER= java@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A library for generating Java bytecode
+COMMENT= Library for generating Java bytecode
NO_BUILD= yes
USE_JAVA= yes
diff --git a/java/jakarta-commons-codec/Makefile b/java/jakarta-commons-codec/Makefile
index 2e8c3ed53b5a..e460b3fda553 100644
--- a/java/jakarta-commons-codec/Makefile
+++ b/java/jakarta-commons-codec/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= jakarta-
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-src
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An implementations of common encoders and decoders
+COMMENT= Implementations of common encoders and decoders
LICENSE= APACHE20
diff --git a/java/jakarta-commons-httpclient/Makefile b/java/jakarta-commons-httpclient/Makefile
index 1e7e1a2c898e..0e5a1900675a 100644
--- a/java/jakarta-commons-httpclient/Makefile
+++ b/java/jakarta-commons-httpclient/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= jakarta-
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}-src
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A package implementing the client side of the HTTP standard
+COMMENT= Package implementing the client side of the HTTP standard
LICENSE= APACHE20
diff --git a/java/java-cup/Makefile b/java/java-cup/Makefile
index bb446fea9d19..67b99826f3a8 100644
--- a/java/java-cup/Makefile
+++ b/java/java-cup/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= java-
DISTNAME= ${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}-v${PORTVERSION:S|.||}-20050516-sources
MAINTAINER= eg@fbsd.lt
-COMMENT= An LALR parser generator in Java
+COMMENT= LALR parser generator in Java
USE_JAVA= yes
USE_ANT= yes
diff --git a/java/javamail/Makefile b/java/javamail/Makefile
index 252e066d0d4f..ea25167d18ec 100644
--- a/java/javamail/Makefile
+++ b/java/javamail/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= https://java.net/projects/javamail/downloads/download/source/
DISTNAME= javaxmail-${PORTVERSION}-src
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Reference Implementation of JSR 919
+COMMENT= Reference Implementation of JSR 919
LICENSE= GPLv2 CDDL
LICENSE_COMB= dual
diff --git a/java/poseidon/Makefile b/java/poseidon/Makefile
index 61eb837545ca..284bf7ab3dcd 100644
--- a/java/poseidon/Makefile
+++ b/java/poseidon/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://download.gentleware.com/ \
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${EDITION}-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A popular UML CASE tool
+COMMENT= Popular UML CASE tool
USES= zip
USE_JAVA= yes
diff --git a/java/proguard/Makefile b/java/proguard/Makefile
index 1861565eca57..08799924fd36 100644
--- a/java/proguard/Makefile
+++ b/java/proguard/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION:S/.1$//}
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Java class file shrinker, optimizer, and obfuscator
+COMMENT= Java class file shrinker, optimizer, and obfuscator
LICENSE= GPLv2
diff --git a/java/sqlitejdbc/Makefile b/java/sqlitejdbc/Makefile
index 10a26f4da91b..986ff1b092a4 100644
--- a/java/sqlitejdbc/Makefile
+++ b/java/sqlitejdbc/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://files.zentus.com/sqlitejdbc/
EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= lapo@lapo.it
-COMMENT= A Java JDBC driver for SQLite
+COMMENT= Java JDBC driver for SQLite
LIB_DEPENDS= libsqlite3.so:${PORTSDIR}/databases/sqlite3
diff --git a/korean/FreeWnn-lib/Makefile b/korean/FreeWnn-lib/Makefile
index 3a7033c64601..36afbd349e01 100644
--- a/korean/FreeWnn-lib/Makefile
+++ b/korean/FreeWnn-lib/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
CATEGORIES= korean
PKGNAMESUFFIX= -lib
-COMMENT= A Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method (Korean client libraries)
+COMMENT= Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method (Korean client libraries)
MASTERDIR= ${.CURDIR}/../../japanese/FreeWnn-lib
PKGDIR= ${.CURDIR}
diff --git a/korean/FreeWnn-server/Makefile b/korean/FreeWnn-server/Makefile
index 175ab59daa3d..ae3b98ed8972 100644
--- a/korean/FreeWnn-server/Makefile
+++ b/korean/FreeWnn-server/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
CATEGORIES= korean
PKGNAMESUFFIX= -server
-COMMENT= A Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method (Korean server)
+COMMENT= Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method (Korean server)
MASTERDIR= ${.CURDIR}/../../japanese/FreeWnn-server
PKGDIR= ${.CURDIR}
diff --git a/lang/Gofer/Makefile b/lang/Gofer/Makefile
index aea23c69a5bb..b307a5b7f0fe 100644
--- a/lang/Gofer/Makefile
+++ b/lang/Gofer/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~mpj/goferarc/
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION:S/.//}
MAINTAINER= haskell@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A lazy functional language
+COMMENT= Lazy functional language
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/src
diff --git a/lang/afnix/Makefile b/lang/afnix/Makefile
index 7d7dec8381b9..e4f16e8fca76 100644
--- a/lang/afnix/Makefile
+++ b/lang/afnix/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-src-${PORTVERSION}
EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= johans@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A multi-threaded functional programming language
+COMMENT= Multi-threaded functional programming language
USES= gmake
USE_LDCONFIG= yes
diff --git a/lang/caml-light/Makefile b/lang/caml-light/Makefile
index 6d6fff9f4774..55f5834369c4 100644
--- a/lang/caml-light/Makefile
+++ b/lang/caml-light/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://caml.inria.fr/pub/distrib/caml-light-0.75/ \
DISTNAME= cl75unix
MAINTAINER= michael.grunewald@laposte.net
-COMMENT= A strongly typed functional language belonging to the ML family
+COMMENT= Strongly typed functional language belonging to the ML family
USE_XORG= x11
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/cl75
diff --git a/lang/cdent/Makefile b/lang/cdent/Makefile
index 55bde473ab4a..65930822597c 100644
--- a/lang/cdent/Makefile
+++ b/lang/cdent/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= CHEESESHOP
MAINTAINER= lwhsu@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Portable Module Programming Language
+COMMENT= Portable Module Programming Language
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/yaml/__init__.py:${PORTSDIR}/devel/py-yaml
diff --git a/lang/emacs-lisp-intro/Makefile b/lang/emacs-lisp-intro/Makefile
index c5a859ba7364..ccf133b213f5 100644
--- a/lang/emacs-lisp-intro/Makefile
+++ b/lang/emacs-lisp-intro/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_GNU}
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= emacs
MAINTAINER= amakawa@jp.FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An introduction to Emacs Lisp programming
+COMMENT= Introduction to Emacs Lisp programming
USE_AUTOTOOLS= autoconf213
INFO= emacs-lisp-intro
diff --git a/lang/embryo/Makefile b/lang/embryo/Makefile
index e80d6c8fb273..f1e9302c95d6 100644
--- a/lang/embryo/Makefile
+++ b/lang/embryo/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://download.enlightenment.org/releases/ \
LOCAL/gblach/e17/
MAINTAINER= gblach@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A C like scripting language used in Enlightenment
+COMMENT= C like scripting language used in Enlightenment
LICENSE= BSD
diff --git a/lang/ferite/Makefile b/lang/ferite/Makefile
index 3118270b63fa..8cc7a1c402f8 100644
--- a/lang/ferite/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ferite/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= SF
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An embeddable scripting language
+COMMENT= Embeddable scripting language
LIB_DEPENDS= libpcre.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre \
libxml2.so:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml2
diff --git a/lang/fpc-units/Makefile b/lang/fpc-units/Makefile
index 7dd510642160..a5d946e74547 100644
--- a/lang/fpc-units/Makefile
+++ b/lang/fpc-units/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DISTFILES= # none
EXTRACT_ONLY= # none
MAINTAINER= acm@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A meta port to install Free Pascal units
+COMMENT= Meta port to install Free Pascal units
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386 amd64
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/lang/harbour/Makefile b/lang/harbour/Makefile
index ee290633c9a3..9413b03fb59e 100644
--- a/lang/harbour/Makefile
+++ b/lang/harbour/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= SF/${PORTNAME}-project/source/${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= m.tsatsenko@gmail.com
-COMMENT= An open source Clipper-compatible compiler
+COMMENT= Open source Clipper-compatible compiler
LIB_DEPENDS= libslang.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libslang2\
libpcre.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
diff --git a/lang/ici/Makefile b/lang/ici/Makefile
index 3463c9a354da..fd587c9f5273 100644
--- a/lang/ici/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ici/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= http://atrn.org/ici/distfiles
MAINTAINER= atrn@zeta.org.au
-COMMENT= An interpretive language with C's feel and high level data types
+COMMENT= Interpretive language with C's feel and high level data types
MAKEFILE= Makefile.bsd
diff --git a/lang/jruby/Makefile b/lang/jruby/Makefile
index 36abb70e7dd2..42d174355ce6 100644
--- a/lang/jruby/Makefile
+++ b/lang/jruby/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://jruby.org.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/${PORTVERSION}/
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-bin-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ruby@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An implementation of Ruby Interpreter in Pure Java
+COMMENT= Implementation of Ruby Interpreter in Pure Java
RUN_DEPENDS= bash:${PORTSDIR}/shells/bash
diff --git a/lang/jython/Makefile b/lang/jython/Makefile
index b1010abd4380..2a876bfb2104 100644
--- a/lang/jython/Makefile
+++ b/lang/jython/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .jar
EXTRACT_ONLY= # none
MAINTAINER= python@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An implementation of Python Interpreter in Pure Java
+COMMENT= Implementation of Python Interpreter in Pure Java
BUILD_DEPENDS= bash:${PORTSDIR}/shells/bash
RUN_DEPENDS= bash:${PORTSDIR}/shells/bash
diff --git a/lang/linux-j/Makefile b/lang/linux-j/Makefile
index 7468ae54b9c2..87f08a36e384 100644
--- a/lang/linux-j/Makefile
+++ b/lang/linux-j/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DISTNAME= j${PORTVERSION}_linux32
DIST_SUBDIR= ${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A general purpose programming language
+COMMENT= General purpose programming language
LICENSE= JSoftware
LICENSE_NAME= JSoftware End User License Agreement
diff --git a/lang/luajit/Makefile b/lang/luajit/Makefile
index 3fb343376c7b..877ca42583f3 100644
--- a/lang/luajit/Makefile
+++ b/lang/luajit/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://luajit.org/download/
DISTNAME= LuaJIT-${DISTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= osa@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Just-In-Time Compiler for Lua
+COMMENT= Just-In-Time Compiler for Lua
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/LuaJIT-${DISTVERSION}
USES= gmake
diff --git a/lang/malbolge/Makefile b/lang/malbolge/Makefile
index b83d1c293d7b..d6b29538092b 100644
--- a/lang/malbolge/Makefile
+++ b/lang/malbolge/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= http://cdn.bitbucket.org/dereckson/${PORTNAME}/downloads/
MAINTAINER= dereckson@gmail.com
-COMMENT= An esoteric language
+COMMENT= Esoteric language
PLIST_FILES= bin/malbolge
OPTIONS_DEFINE= DOCS
diff --git a/lang/maude/Makefile b/lang/maude/Makefile
index 6c5902791866..f8724f7a832a 100644
--- a/lang/maude/Makefile
+++ b/lang/maude/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://maude.cs.uiuc.edu/versions/${PORTVERSION}/
DISTNAME= Maude-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= joemann@beefree.free.de
-COMMENT= A high-performance reflective language
+COMMENT= High-performance reflective language
LIB_DEPENDS= bdd:${PORTSDIR}/science/buddy \
tecla:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libtecla \
diff --git a/lang/mosh/Makefile b/lang/mosh/Makefile
index 81362ba6c735..05b8b99f932e 100644
--- a/lang/mosh/Makefile
+++ b/lang/mosh/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= GOOGLE_CODE
PKGNAMESUFFIX= -scheme
MAINTAINER= mjt@cltn.org
-COMMENT= A Fast R6RS Scheme interpreter
+COMMENT= Fast R6RS Scheme interpreter
LIB_DEPENDS= libgmp.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/gmp \
libonig.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/oniguruma5
diff --git a/lang/nml/Makefile b/lang/nml/Makefile
index cd5c1393f8e6..ff67301e2a4d 100644
--- a/lang/nml/Makefile
+++ b/lang/nml/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://ropas.snu.ac.kr/n/ \
http://ropas.kaist.ac.kr/n/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A dialect/harmony of Standard ML of New Jersey and Objective Caml
+COMMENT= Dialect/harmony of Standard ML of New Jersey and Objective Caml
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-0.92
diff --git a/lang/ocaml-camlidl/Makefile b/lang/ocaml-camlidl/Makefile
index d4b7a397a24b..a2cf2e5443ad 100644
--- a/lang/ocaml-camlidl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ocaml-camlidl/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DISTFILES= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX} \
EXTRACT_ONLY= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A stub code generator for using C/C++ libraries from ocaml
+COMMENT= Stub code generator for using C/C++ libraries from ocaml
USE_OCAML= yes
diff --git a/lang/ocaml-mode.el/Makefile b/lang/ocaml-mode.el/Makefile
index bc265287e505..139002717f2b 100644
--- a/lang/ocaml-mode.el/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ocaml-mode.el/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= jkoshy
DISTNAME= ocaml-mode-3.01
MAINTAINER= michael.grunewald@laposte.net
-COMMENT= An EMACS mode for editing OCaml programs
+COMMENT= EMACS mode for editing OCaml programs
BUILD_DEPENDS= emacs:${PORTSDIR}/editors/emacs
RUN_DEPENDS= emacs:${PORTSDIR}/editors/emacs
diff --git a/lang/oorexx/Makefile b/lang/oorexx/Makefile
index 236dd1919a39..ac15beecde57 100644
--- a/lang/oorexx/Makefile
+++ b/lang/oorexx/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= http://www.matem.unam.mx/~micho/download/
MAINTAINER= micho@matem.unam.mx
-COMMENT= A powerful typeless object-oriented scripting language
+COMMENT= Powerful typeless object-oriented scripting language
CONFLICTS= rexx-imc-[0-9]* rexx-regina-[0-9]*
diff --git a/lang/phc/Makefile b/lang/phc/Makefile
index 033342e78569..2bc40b14d7e0 100644
--- a/lang/phc/Makefile
+++ b/lang/phc/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= http://www.phpcompiler.org/src/archive/
MAINTAINER= eg@fbsd.lt
-COMMENT= A compiler for the PHP language
+COMMENT= Compiler for the PHP language
USES= gmake
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/lang/php5-extensions/Makefile b/lang/php5-extensions/Makefile
index 9aa6595679ca..0ddb9fb00bbf 100644
--- a/lang/php5-extensions/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php5-extensions/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTFILES= # none
EXTRACT_ONLY= # none
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A "meta-port" to install PHP extensions
+COMMENT= "meta-port" to install PHP extensions
USE_PHP= yes
PHP_DEFAULT= 5.4
diff --git a/lang/php53-extensions/Makefile b/lang/php53-extensions/Makefile
index 9f6487a8623b..62d109e0f87d 100644
--- a/lang/php53-extensions/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php53-extensions/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DISTFILES= # none
EXTRACT_ONLY= # none
MAINTAINER= flo@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A "meta-port" to install PHP extensions
+COMMENT= "meta-port" to install PHP extensions
PHP_DEFAULT= 53
IGNORE_WITH_PHP=5 52 55
diff --git a/lang/php55-extensions/Makefile b/lang/php55-extensions/Makefile
index 6b28432e2091..129258acda89 100644
--- a/lang/php55-extensions/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php55-extensions/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTFILES= # none
EXTRACT_ONLY= # none
MAINTAINER= ale@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A "meta-port" to install PHP extensions
+COMMENT= "meta-port" to install PHP extensions
USE_PHP= yes
PHP_DEFAULT= 5.5
diff --git a/lang/pike78/Makefile b/lang/pike78/Makefile
index 470bbf93836d..69e8c417d10f 100644
--- a/lang/pike78/Makefile
+++ b/lang/pike78/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://pike.ida.liu.se/pub/pike/all/${PORTVERSION}/ \
DISTNAME= Pike-v${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= johans@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to C++
+COMMENT= Dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to C++
LIB_DEPENDS= libjpeg.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \
libtiff.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/tiff \
diff --git a/lang/qscheme/Makefile b/lang/qscheme/Makefile
index 436b806dae93..6d82e53b8d9d 100644
--- a/lang/qscheme/Makefile
+++ b/lang/qscheme/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang scheme
MASTER_SITES= http://www.sof.ch/dan/qscheme/files/
MAINTAINER= erik@bz.bzflag.bz
-COMMENT= A small and fast Scheme interpreter
+COMMENT= Small and fast Scheme interpreter
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/libavcall.a:${PORTSDIR}/devel/ffcall\
${LOCALBASE}/lib/libpcre.a:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre \
diff --git a/lang/rexx-regutil/Makefile b/lang/rexx-regutil/Makefile
index 0fa23a7d8dde..c5c238632348 100644
--- a/lang/rexx-regutil/Makefile
+++ b/lang/rexx-regutil/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= rexx-
DISTNAME= regutil126
MAINTAINER= bob@eager.cx
-COMMENT= An implementation of IBM's RexxUtil function library for Regina
+COMMENT= Implementation of IBM's RexxUtil function library for Regina
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/include/rexxsaa.h:${PORTSDIR}/lang/rexx-regina
diff --git a/lang/rexx-wrapper/Makefile b/lang/rexx-wrapper/Makefile
index db93e11e3a6e..6039e683f4d9 100644
--- a/lang/rexx-wrapper/Makefile
+++ b/lang/rexx-wrapper/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= rexx-
DISTNAME= RexxWrapper-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A tool that wraps Rexx source or tokenised code into an executable
+COMMENT= Tool that wraps Rexx source or tokenised code into an executable
BUILD_DEPENDS= rexx:${PORTSDIR}/lang/rexx-regina
RUN_DEPENDS= rexx:${PORTSDIR}/lang/rexx-regina
diff --git a/lang/sbcl/Makefile b/lang/sbcl/Makefile
index 4bb502c1917c..15ad8d0c08d0 100644
--- a/lang/sbcl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/sbcl/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTFILES= \
${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-source${EXTRACT_SUFX}
MAINTAINER= bf@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Common Lisp development system derived from the CMU CL system
+COMMENT= Common Lisp development system derived from the CMU CL system
LIB_DEPENDS= libgmp.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/gmp
diff --git a/lang/scsh/Makefile b/lang/scsh/Makefile
index 055784c921f9..af0c78267e51 100644
--- a/lang/scsh/Makefile
+++ b/lang/scsh/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= SF \
ftp://ftp.scsh.net/pub/scsh/0.6/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A Unix shell embedded into Scheme, with access to all Posix calls
+COMMENT= Unix shell embedded into Scheme, with access to all Posix calls
CONFLICTS= scheme48-[0-9]*
diff --git a/lang/sisc/Makefile b/lang/sisc/Makefile
index f9038315a431..fbb4323524fb 100644
--- a/lang/sisc/Makefile
+++ b/lang/sisc/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang scheme java
MASTER_SITES= SF/${PORTNAME}/SISC/${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An extensible Java-based Scheme interpreter
+COMMENT= Extensible Java-based Scheme interpreter
USE_JAVA= yes
JAVA_VERSION= 1.6+
diff --git a/lang/slib/Makefile b/lang/slib/Makefile
index 03b2b1682182..f58331ae0465 100644
--- a/lang/slib/Makefile
+++ b/lang/slib/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/ftpdir/scm/ \
DISTFILES= slib-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A portable scheme library
+COMMENT= Portable scheme library
USES= gmake makeinfo
ALL_TARGET= slib.info
diff --git a/lang/sml-mode.el/Makefile b/lang/sml-mode.el/Makefile
index bc7b64c8e92e..e9756c069e27 100644
--- a/lang/sml-mode.el/Makefile
+++ b/lang/sml-mode.el/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.research.bell-labs.com/dist/smlnj/contrib/emacs/ \
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= jkoshy
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An EMACS mode for editing Standard ML programs
+COMMENT= EMACS mode for editing Standard ML programs
ALL_TARGET= default
diff --git a/lang/sml-nj/Makefile b/lang/sml-nj/Makefile
index 0bbf6dbeac72..9a6a71474232 100644
--- a/lang/sml-nj/Makefile
+++ b/lang/sml-nj/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DISTFILES= bin.x86-unix.tar.Z cm.tar.Z cml.tar.Z \
EXTRACT_ONLY= config.tar.Z
MAINTAINER= joemann@beefree.free.de
-COMMENT= A popular functional language from Bell Labs
+COMMENT= Popular functional language from Bell Labs
BROKEN= Fails to build
diff --git a/lang/snobol4/Makefile b/lang/snobol4/Makefile
index 56411ded0f99..1f7faa8b6215 100644
--- a/lang/snobol4/Makefile
+++ b/lang/snobol4/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang
MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.ultimate.com/snobol/
MAINTAINER= johans@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A port of Macro SNOBOL4, supports full SNOBOL4 plus SPITBOL
+COMMENT= Port of Macro SNOBOL4, supports full SNOBOL4 plus SPITBOL
HAS_CONFIGURE= yes
CONFIGURE_ARGS= --prefix=${PREFIX} \
diff --git a/lang/spidermonkey17/Makefile b/lang/spidermonkey17/Makefile
index ac0738381abf..72568bcc4b76 100644
--- a/lang/spidermonkey17/Makefile
+++ b/lang/spidermonkey17/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= js
DISTNAME= js-${DISTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= citric@cubicone.tmetic.com
-COMMENT= A standalone JavaScript interpreter from the Mozilla project
+COMMENT= Standalone JavaScript interpreter from the Mozilla project
LIB_DEPENDS= libnspr4.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/nspr
diff --git a/lang/t3x/Makefile b/lang/t3x/Makefile
index e91422065c13..d0967f51c162 100644
--- a/lang/t3x/Makefile
+++ b/lang/t3x/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.t3x.org/files/
DISTNAME= t3x-${PORTVERSION:S/.//g}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A compiler for the minimum procedural language T3X
+COMMENT= Compiler for the minimum procedural language T3X
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386
diff --git a/lang/tinypy/Makefile b/lang/tinypy/Makefile
index 89c51b747594..3c461b12ba11 100644
--- a/lang/tinypy/Makefile
+++ b/lang/tinypy/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES= lang python
MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_GOOGLE_CODE}
MAINTAINER= saper@saper.info
-COMMENT= A minimalist implementation of python in 64k of code
+COMMENT= Minimalist implementation of python in 64k of code
LICENSE= MIT PSFL
LICENSE_COMB= multi
diff --git a/lang/tolua++/Makefile b/lang/tolua++/Makefile
index 0b8101e672b1..b2b236764ea2 100644
--- a/lang/tolua++/Makefile
+++ b/lang/tolua++/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.codenix.com/~tolua/ \
http://mirror.amdmi3.ru/distfiles/
MAINTAINER= amdmi3@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= An extended version of tolua, a tool to integrate C/C++ code with Lua
+COMMENT= Extended version of tolua, a tool to integrate C/C++ code with Lua
USES= scons lua:51 tar:bzip2
MAKE_ARGS= prefix=${PREFIX} SONAME="libtolua++-${LUA_VER}.so"
diff --git a/lang/twelf/Makefile b/lang/twelf/Makefile
index aefd74a9f0ab..78fd521463e7 100644
--- a/lang/twelf/Makefile
+++ b/lang/twelf/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~twelf/dist/ http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~twelf/
DISTNAME= twelf-1-5R1
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A meta-logical framework for deductive systems
+COMMENT= Meta-logical framework for deductive systems
.if defined(WITH_MLTON)
RUN_DEPENDS= mlton:${PORTSDIR}/lang/mlton
diff --git a/lang/visualworks/Makefile b/lang/visualworks/Makefile
index c1a826eea01b..32ccbf4fcbd9 100644
--- a/lang/visualworks/Makefile
+++ b/lang/visualworks/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTFILES= BaseVisualWorks.tar.gz \
EXTRACT_ONLY=
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT= A high performance Smalltalk environment
+COMMENT= High performance Smalltalk environment
DIST_SUBDIR= ${SUBDIR}
SUBDIR= vwnc${PORTVERSION}