Entire Repo: Remove APPROVED field from .info files

This field used to make sense in our pre-git days, but
the Signed-Off-By: line serves the same purpose (and
even more) now, so APPROVED has been rejected.  ;-)

Signed-off-by: Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>

114 files changed, 0 insertions, 114 deletions

diff --git a/academic/EMBASSY/EMBASSY.info b/academic/EMBASSY/EMBASSY.info
index b3175501f2bc..e82a33e6dee4 100644
--- a/academic/EMBASSY/EMBASSY.info
+++ b/academic/EMBASSY/EMBASSY.info
@@ -41,4 +41,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/EMBOSS/EMBOSS.info b/academic/EMBOSS/EMBOSS.info
index 52e4178984c6..10da6df303fa 100644
--- a/academic/EMBOSS/EMBOSS.info
+++ b/academic/EMBOSS/EMBOSS.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/GMT/GMT.info b/academic/GMT/GMT.info
index 6c094d381c6b..a694670d344b 100644
--- a/academic/GMT/GMT.info
+++ b/academic/GMT/GMT.info
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Pierre Cazenave"
 EMAIL="pwcazenave <at> gmail {dot} com"
-APPROVED="dsomero,Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/Gblocks/Gblocks.info b/academic/Gblocks/Gblocks.info
index 0b50f869b11e..070ff21cc16e 100644
--- a/academic/Gblocks/Gblocks.info
+++ b/academic/Gblocks/Gblocks.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64="http://molevol.cmima.csic.es/castresana/Gblocks/Gblocks_Linux64
 MD5SUM_x86_64="c2c752ae4cbfda0b8bf09e6662585252"
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/ImageJ/ImageJ.info b/academic/ImageJ/ImageJ.info
index 2d6110ba67d1..b7d1c4f61e91 100644
--- a/academic/ImageJ/ImageJ.info
+++ b/academic/ImageJ/ImageJ.info
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/PhyML/PhyML.info b/academic/PhyML/PhyML.info
index 0fe503141c65..6701944cb4e0 100644
--- a/academic/PhyML/PhyML.info
+++ b/academic/PhyML/PhyML.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/QtiPlot/QtiPlot.info b/academic/QtiPlot/QtiPlot.info
index 1bdad1f9a3da..b23134635355 100644
--- a/academic/QtiPlot/QtiPlot.info
+++ b/academic/QtiPlot/QtiPlot.info
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/R/R.info b/academic/R/R.info
index c68c6506624d..37f7c2b1c367 100644
--- a/academic/R/R.info
+++ b/academic/R/R.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="melikamp"
 EMAIL="melikamp@melikamp.net"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/WordNet/WordNet.info b/academic/WordNet/WordNet.info
index c1058203764b..e718a114e14f 100644
--- a/academic/WordNet/WordNet.info
+++ b/academic/WordNet/WordNet.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Michael Gabilondo"
 EMAIL="mgabilo{at}gmail{dot}com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/abntex/abntex.info b/academic/abntex/abntex.info
index 807309da311a..a2adc6a512d7 100644
--- a/academic/abntex/abntex.info
+++ b/academic/abntex/abntex.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Andre Barboza"
 EMAIL="bmg.andre@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/amplicon/amplicon.info b/academic/amplicon/amplicon.info
index ff5ecfc895ba..0768aa846f06 100644
--- a/academic/amplicon/amplicon.info
+++ b/academic/amplicon/amplicon.info
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/antiprism/antiprism.info b/academic/antiprism/antiprism.info
index 91f5c7158f5b..a53ce6f72a81 100644
--- a/academic/antiprism/antiprism.info
+++ b/academic/antiprism/antiprism.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Jorge Barros de Abreu"
 EMAIL="ficmatin10@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/arka/arka.info b/academic/arka/arka.info
index 48683ac39505..90367886c1a1 100644
--- a/academic/arka/arka.info
+++ b/academic/arka/arka.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/arpack/arpack.info b/academic/arpack/arpack.info
index 868ad339b0a4..d5f1bb8f2fb0 100644
--- a/academic/arpack/arpack.info
+++ b/academic/arpack/arpack.info
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Pablo Santamaria"
 EMAIL="pablosantamaria@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/artha/artha.info b/academic/artha/artha.info
index b3e7364f58d2..55ffc0248308 100644
--- a/academic/artha/artha.info
+++ b/academic/artha/artha.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Mikhail Zotov"
 EMAIL="mikhail dot ru at gmail dot com"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/avogadro/avogadro.info b/academic/avogadro/avogadro.info
index 210dca5f17d5..f19023253001 100644
--- a/academic/avogadro/avogadro.info
+++ b/academic/avogadro/avogadro.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Larry Hajali"
 EMAIL="larryhaja[at]gmail[dot]com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/bibletime/bibletime.info b/academic/bibletime/bibletime.info
index 01f6104aaa4b..047998801a65 100644
--- a/academic/bibletime/bibletime.info
+++ b/academic/bibletime/bibletime.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Robert Delahunt"
 EMAIL="delahunt@puresimplicity.net"
-APPROVED="Erik Hanson"
diff --git a/academic/bibus/bibus.info b/academic/bibus/bibus.info
index 010591394ac8..348434320240 100644
--- a/academic/bibus/bibus.info
+++ b/academic/bibus/bibus.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="David Miller"
 EMAIL="dave@frop.net"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/calc/calc.info b/academic/calc/calc.info
index 838284e1a37a..7031bb3d6edf 100644
--- a/academic/calc/calc.info
+++ b/academic/calc/calc.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Grigorios Bouzakis"
 EMAIL="grbzks@xsmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/calcoo/calcoo.info b/academic/calcoo/calcoo.info
index b2e950dd7d63..b7d73b11ec65 100644
--- a/academic/calcoo/calcoo.info
+++ b/academic/calcoo/calcoo.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Robby Workman"
 EMAIL="rw@rlworkman.net"
-APPROVED="BP{k}"
diff --git a/academic/cblas/cblas.info b/academic/cblas/cblas.info
index 32c2ca477a1c..aec6ed2155cd 100644
--- a/academic/cblas/cblas.info
+++ b/academic/cblas/cblas.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Eugene Suter"
 EMAIL="easuter@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/celestia/celestia.info b/academic/celestia/celestia.info
index a03cc3919b53..7777acaa4a57 100644
--- a/academic/celestia/celestia.info
+++ b/academic/celestia/celestia.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Heinz Wiesinger"
 EMAIL="pprkut@liwjatan.at"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/chemtool/chemtool.info b/academic/chemtool/chemtool.info
index 13577f87883a..69b426e17dad 100644
--- a/academic/chemtool/chemtool.info
+++ b/academic/chemtool/chemtool.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Robby Workman"
 EMAIL="rw@rlworkman.net"
-APPROVED="BP{k}"
diff --git a/academic/clustalo/clustalo.info b/academic/clustalo/clustalo.info
index 1f2d746f83bf..16b239ab8e7e 100644
--- a/academic/clustalo/clustalo.info
+++ b/academic/clustalo/clustalo.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/clustalw/clustalw.info b/academic/clustalw/clustalw.info
index 3fc948a033b8..ea36b3d5735d 100644
--- a/academic/clustalw/clustalw.info
+++ b/academic/clustalw/clustalw.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/clustalx/clustalx.info b/academic/clustalx/clustalx.info
index 0e49e82a8523..c66b77c0263c 100644
--- a/academic/clustalx/clustalx.info
+++ b/academic/clustalx/clustalx.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/copasi/copasi.info b/academic/copasi/copasi.info
index 43b4a01aa36e..81a21fd88924 100644
--- a/academic/copasi/copasi.info
+++ b/academic/copasi/copasi.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64="http://www.comp-sys-bio.org/mirror.copasi.org/Copasi-35-Linux64
 MD5SUM_x86_64="671adba5851f76851499ba7ddb2253b5"
 MAINTAINER="Pedro Mendes"
 EMAIL="pedro@gepasi.org"
-APPROVED="rworkman" 
diff --git a/academic/coq/coq.info b/academic/coq/coq.info
index f23d0bd09c16..c33d173f1eea 100644
--- a/academic/coq/coq.info
+++ b/academic/coq/coq.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="William Bowman"
 EMAIL="wilbowma@indiana.edu"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/engauge/engauge.info b/academic/engauge/engauge.info
index 182f7cfd1e20..9c7addb82392 100644
--- a/academic/engauge/engauge.info
+++ b/academic/engauge/engauge.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Pedro Mendes"
 EMAIL="pedro@gepasi.org"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/ent/ent.info b/academic/ent/ent.info
index 3b2a29293f0a..3760d34719dd 100644
--- a/academic/ent/ent.info
+++ b/academic/ent/ent.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="B. Watson"
 EMAIL="yalhcru@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/ess/ess.info b/academic/ess/ess.info
index 2b0a85c0bd34..14b0e6cc0911 100644
--- a/academic/ess/ess.info
+++ b/academic/ess/ess.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Nicky Chorley"
 EMAIL="nick.chorley@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman,Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/extrema/extrema.info b/academic/extrema/extrema.info
index 23bf34747314..9d2fdddae76e 100644
--- a/academic/extrema/extrema.info
+++ b/academic/extrema/extrema.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Binh Nguyen"
 EMAIL="binhnguyen@fastmail.fm"
-APPROVED="dsomero,Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/fann/fann.info b/academic/fann/fann.info
index 9dc8a587c1ff..0e03c925dbd0 100644
--- a/academic/fann/fann.info
+++ b/academic/fann/fann.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Andrew Conway"
 EMAIL="ajc@countingthoughts.com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/flann/flann.info b/academic/flann/flann.info
index e0bac9624ddb..ed32174379b8 100644
--- a/academic/flann/flann.info
+++ b/academic/flann/flann.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="João Felipe Santos"
 EMAIL="joao.eel@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/flashqard/flashqard.info b/academic/flashqard/flashqard.info
index 8c7394f733ec..a7c586d773fe 100644
--- a/academic/flashqard/flashqard.info
+++ b/academic/flashqard/flashqard.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="ariarat"
 EMAIL="ariarat@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/free42/free42.info b/academic/free42/free42.info
index 0610e86bba33..1ad70bdc2789 100644
--- a/academic/free42/free42.info
+++ b/academic/free42/free42.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Richard Scott Smith"
 EMAIL="pilbender@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/g3data/g3data.info b/academic/g3data/g3data.info
index 7c5553dfc422..58ed64bc0577 100644
--- a/academic/g3data/g3data.info
+++ b/academic/g3data/g3data.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Pablo Santamaria"
 EMAIL="pablosantamaria@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/galculator/galculator.info b/academic/galculator/galculator.info
index 4f8447fdc9f8..8cd28ee63d15 100644
--- a/academic/galculator/galculator.info
+++ b/academic/galculator/galculator.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Frank Caraballo"
 EMAIL="fecaraballo{at}gmail{dot}com"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/gcalctool/gcalctool.info b/academic/gcalctool/gcalctool.info
index 038f4c6dcadd..b6c47832f81f 100644
--- a/academic/gcalctool/gcalctool.info
+++ b/academic/gcalctool/gcalctool.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="byteframe"
 EMAIL="byteframe@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="Erik Hanson"
diff --git a/academic/gchemutils/gchemutils.info b/academic/gchemutils/gchemutils.info
index 5edfb03d725f..aa29cf1e92b5 100644
--- a/academic/gchemutils/gchemutils.info
+++ b/academic/gchemutils/gchemutils.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/gcompris/gcompris.info b/academic/gcompris/gcompris.info
index 8dd5a9f1c048..1111e9670490 100644
--- a/academic/gcompris/gcompris.info
+++ b/academic/gcompris/gcompris.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Paul Liconti"
 EMAIL="mr.liconti at gmail.com" 
-APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/academic/geda-gaf/geda-gaf.info b/academic/geda-gaf/geda-gaf.info
index 5b29da73e1f9..d58d820a3325 100644
--- a/academic/geda-gaf/geda-gaf.info
+++ b/academic/geda-gaf/geda-gaf.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Stephen Van Berg"
 EMAIL="stephen_van_berg@earlicker.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/gelemental/gelemental.info b/academic/gelemental/gelemental.info
index fd64ac10831d..afa55f63ba0a 100644
--- a/academic/gelemental/gelemental.info
+++ b/academic/gelemental/gelemental.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/genius/genius.info b/academic/genius/genius.info
index c30cdd3b51d2..e753cc6796a7 100644
--- a/academic/genius/genius.info
+++ b/academic/genius/genius.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Vincent Batts"
 EMAIL="vbatts@hashbangbash.com"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/genpak/genpak.info b/academic/genpak/genpak.info
index 061fbac137af..73e44e6a155e 100644
--- a/academic/genpak/genpak.info
+++ b/academic/genpak/genpak.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Petar Petrov"
 EMAIL="ppetrov@paju.oulu.fi"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/gerbv/gerbv.info b/academic/gerbv/gerbv.info
index cd26765f94dc..f76be891f17b 100644
--- a/academic/gerbv/gerbv.info
+++ b/academic/gerbv/gerbv.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Felix Pfeifer"
 EMAIL="pfeifer[dot]felix[at]googlemail[dot]com"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/ggobi/ggobi.info b/academic/ggobi/ggobi.info
index d49db5d874fd..aaeca8fa52ff 100644
--- a/academic/ggobi/ggobi.info
+++ b/academic/ggobi/ggobi.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Pedro Mendes"
 EMAIL="pedro@gepasi.org"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/ghemical/ghemical.info b/academic/ghemical/ghemical.info
index 00035c990f60..c48e0e7ea073 100644
--- a/academic/ghemical/ghemical.info
+++ b/academic/ghemical/ghemical.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Daniil Bratashov"
 EMAIL="dn2010@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/academic/glpk/glpk.info b/academic/glpk/glpk.info
index 71eebb81daba..598ee7da3b93 100644
--- a/academic/glpk/glpk.info
+++ b/academic/glpk/glpk.info
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Chris Abela"
 EMAIL="kristofru@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="Erik Hanson"
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