Maui Core

[DrGeoffrey]

It sounds a lot like KDE Neon then. Maybe that's what you want as it fits your description very much as a stripped down version.

Yeah it would be very much like Neon but with the Maui bug fixes and support.  I saw Netrunner was doing this and thought it might be of some interest over here.  But then again they have a different base so users might be looking for something different.

I have looked at Neon.  I'm actually quite torn between Neon and Maui.  I like the idea of Neon LTS and getting bug fixes in Plasma without introducing new features and new bugs.  But then again, if Neon LTS is updating the qt frameworks or anything else underneath, then I guess new bugs could be found there too.  I don't know enough about what gets updated in the NeonLTS  Do you know off hand what all gets updated with Neon LTS?

So where Neon LTS is tempting for the Plasma updates and being very minimal, Maui is tempting because it has been further tested and nothing changes under the system.  (Apart from Ubuntu security fixes of course). 

Thanks for helping me understand the difference between Neon and Maui.  

Fair warning. If my experience is indicative, Maui is more stable than Neon.

I like Neon, a lot. But about once a week I can count on an unceremonious lockup, followed after a brief period by either an automatic logout, or a reboot. It's been quite a while since Maui did the same to me (or my wife, who uses Maui exclusively).