Is it possible to use one respository between iPhoto and Picasa?

Quick background: I have ~1k photos sitting on a file server on my LAN. Currently there is a Windows machine with Picasa using the file server as it's library (for both adding new photos and editting). I recently purchased a Mac Mimi and was hoping to use the same photo respository in iPhoto.
iPhoto Research: From what I've found thus far iPhoto is a big fan of managing the "library" and will not be real happy to play with others in this respect.
The Question: Is it possible to set up iPhoto to manage folders the same way Picasa does so I can have both machines using the same "library"? OR Can I set up an iPhoto Library and have Picasa use that, without out messing up the library so it becomes unusable by iPhoto?
The Bottomline: I would really like to have just one respository for the photos and have both systems share it. I know, a pie in the sky idea.
Thanks for any advice.

jasontc:
The answer is yes. If you use the "alias" method (in iPhoto's Advanced Preference pane - don't copy files when importing) you can use your own source folder system. You can also share the source files with another image management application. There are some unique issues, however. Any edit of a photo by iPhoto is not seen by the other application as the edited version is saved in iPhoto's Modified folder. If the other application can perform edits on the source file and save the edits to the actual source file, iPhoto's thumbnail of that file will not reflect the change but the edit will display when you open the photo in iPhoto's edit window or use that photo in a book or slideshow. If iPhoto hasn't edited before hand. If iPhoto edits the other application's edited version the source file is not touched. Also any file added to an existing source folder has to be manually imported into iView and then moved within iPhoto from its roll to the roll representing the source folder it was placed in via the Finder. When moved in iPhoto the source file will physically be moved to that folder in the Finder. Hope I haven't confused you with this convoluted description.
So with some quirks you can use another application like iView MediaPro on the same set of source files.
I do the above with iPhoto and iView.

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