From 377e196cb0a8dcc8902465ea6b8569ead6e3f3c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Hesse Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 16:01:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?README:=20long-term=20channel=20is=20back!=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=8E=89?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- README.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b11c4d09..c08ce0a9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,12 +27,26 @@ Requirements ### Software (RouterOS) Latest version of the scripts require recent RouterOS to function properly. -Make sure to install latest updates before you begin. If new functionality -or a breaking change in RouterOS `7.n` is used in my scripts I push my -change some time after `7.(n+1)` was released. At any time you should have -at least two minor and their bugfix releases to choose from. +Make sure to install latest updates before you begin. This is supposed to +work flawlessly with these channels: -Specific scripts may require even newer RouterOS version. +* `stable` - the latest version considered stable for daily use, including + new features +* `long-term` - a version considered rock-solid, usually one minor version + behind `stable` (`7.(n-1)`) + +New functionality or breaking changes in RouterOS are adopted fairly quick. +These changes are pushed for general availability once a version of +RouterOS supporting this had been released to the `long-term` channel a +reasonable time ago. + +At any time you should have at least two minor versions and their bugfix +releases to choose from. Often way older versions of RouterOS work just +fine. + +On the other hand in seldom cases and for good reasons *specific* scripts +may require an even newer RouterOS version, so only `stable` is supported +temporarily. > ℹ️ **Info**: The `main` branch is now RouterOS v7 only. If you are still > running RouterOS v6 switch to `routeros-v6` branch!