GSoC 2012 is on! important next steps

[George Kiagiadakis]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:38 AM, todd rme <toddrme2178 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2. Gstreamer kio plugin.  Gstreamer can currently view network files
> seamlessly on gnome desktops uses a gvfs plugin.  There is no
> corresponding kio plugin to let KDE users do this, requiring the
> system to make a local copy before playing.  This project would create
> such a backend.

I've thought of this in the past and it's a very cool idea indeed. I
could mentor it if there is need. The question is, what in KDE has
currently direct need of it? Could phonon-gstreamer benefit from such
a plugin?