diff --git a/tools/README b/tools/README
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@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-This directory tree contains tools used for the maintenance of FreeBSD.
-There are no Makefile structure, but possibly Makefiles in some of the
-subdirs.
-Nothing show be installed from here and into the running system.
-This directory should contain only subdirs and this file.
+This directory tree contains tools used for the maintenance and
+testing of FreeBSD.  There is no toplevel Makefile structure since
+these tools are not meant to be built as part of the standard system,
+though there may be individual Makefiles in some of the subdirs.