Aperture backup strategi - file system compatibility

Hi all,
I am beginning to run out of space for a managed library so I'm starting to look for alternatives. Currently I have a managed library, with a vault on another disk on the same computer. This vault is then mirrored to another computer (Linux) via rsync. This seems to work fine.
The solution I'm thinking about it to skip the vault and mirror the library + referenced files directly, while Aperture is not running of course.
The question that arises is whether Aperture does/needs anything "nonstandard" in it's files - resource forks for example. The file names inside the library are a bit weird but within specs for a Unix filesystem so that isn't as problem, but I would hate to have to recover a library and then discover that all the files are "disconnected" because of some minor change that occurred during backup/restore...
Anyone with experience of this (mirroring libraries to a non-Apple filesystem and restoring it)?
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) ATI Radeon 9650

OK,
I actually tried this myself instead. I created a new Library, imported a project into it to get some photos with metadata and versions, etc. The masters were relocated to outside the library. I then copied the library to and from a Linux server with rsync, and moved the masters to the file server as well.
After opening Aperture again and reconnecting the masters, all seemed well.

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The minimum requirement for iCloud is Lion 10.7.5 (Mavericks preferred): the iCloud Preference Pane does not appear on earlier systems - the MobileMe pane appears on Lion and earlier but is now non-functional - you cannot now open or access a MobileMe account.
To make use of iCloud you will have to upgrade your Mac to Lion or Mavericks, provided it meets the requirements.
The requirements for Lion are:
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
Lion is available in the Online Apple Store ($19.99). Mountain Lion (10.8.x) is also available there at the same price but there seems little point as the system requirements are the same for Mavericks (10.9.x) - which is free - unless you need to run specific software which will run on Mountain Lion only.
The requirements for Mountain Lion and Mavericks are:
OS X v10.6.8 or later
2GB of memory
8GB of available space
and the supported models are:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
It is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications).
You should be aware that PPC programs (such as AppleWorks) will not run on Lion or above; and some other applications may not be compatible - there is a useful compatibility checklist at http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

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