I prefer to stay with the audio group for rtprio and memlock, since migrating to a new group wouldn't be an advantage for me and only would cause work, e.g. rewriting scripts that check if a user is in the audio group or fixing scripts that chown' a directory or file for realtime users. Anything useful for those using pulseaudio, skype or similar crap is not related to the needs of realtime audio workstation users. It's a PITA that this rubbish (to care about pulseaudio and skype in the context of a realtime audio workstation) gains more and more ground, while there is lean manpower for the Linux pro-audio domain. A good reason to migrate to another OS for pro-audio, if Linux pro-audio development attracts less attention, than bonding counter-productive software. I had doubts to completely migrate to a restricted OS for pro-audio, even while I already use a combination of Linux and Pear, but I get more and more convinced that this soon or later becomes the lesser evil.
