A Guide Through The Linux Sound API Jungle

There won't be much work maintaining Phonon, as it's incredibly small
compared to gstreamer (or any other multimedia framework). After all, it's
only a wrapper. Besides, Qt Software (Nokia) is maintaining it now ;-)

Don't skip over the advantage of transparent support for Mac & Windows
either - and Phonon also allows users to use another multimedia layer like
Xine or VLC. So more choice for users, easier api for developers and
insurance against api changes. I'd say a bargain ;-)