From f0b1ca80309123fe972164f6825b3c295dda86be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:12:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] README: reword the section on device-mode

Now that we require RouterOS 7.17 *all* devices come with the
updated device-mode.
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 README.md | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f7c03c8..1dc62438 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ temporarily.
 
 #### Prerequisite configuration
 
-Starting with RouterOS 7.17 the
+The
 [device-mode ↗️](https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/93749258/Device-mode)
-has been extended to give more fine-grained control over what features are
-available. You need to enable `scheduler` and `fetch` at least, specific
-scripts may require additional features.
+is a mechanism to lock down a device for security reasons, it gives
+fine-grained control over what features are available. You need to enable
+`scheduler` and `fetch` at least, specific scripts may require additional
+features.
 
 ### Hardware