Room Server "Lite" Repeater Option for More Practical Single-Device Deployment :) Just An Idea

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I think there are still some odd issues when we enable repeating mode on the Room Server device for what I read here and there.

My idea would be pretty simple:

Could we have a "stripped-down" repeater mode within the Room Server? Meaning it would perform just as reliably as a dedicated repeater, but without all the extra features, settings, etc..... just solid core repeating. It could even not show up on maps, or stats of other nodes, just do the repeating thing good.

In a lot of situations having two separate devices, one for repeating and one for serving messages, isn't too ideal (and it's a bit of a waste of devices imo). It would be great to have a single device that handles 100% of the room server role and also have the core repeater functionality reliably without having any precise conf we can have with the repeater.

The goal would be that in scenarios like a motorcade or a hike or whatever you could place one well positioned room/repeater device instead of dedicating extra hardware just for repeating. Not everybody has the uses of a room server, but when we do, I would like to see something more practical that can be adapted to more real life situations.

obviously a dedicated server room on a dedicated device is better.

Right now, it feels like the Room Server mode is a bit underutilized compared to the other two modes, but that's another subject

What do you think??