In message <199905040101.TAA17262@shell.aros.net>"Michael K. Sanders" writes:
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>By that reasoning, it seems that it would not be possible to use
>PostgreSQL to implement any database functionaly for this 'official' 
>and 'supported' service, because it doesn't run on alpha or mips.

I'd say it depends on whether the service needs client-side or
server-side support, or both; and what the population of potential
clients and servers is. (For CVSup, we know there's one server that
cannot run the server even if people wanted it).

But see what Chris G. Demetriou said...