Re: [Sheflug] OT: Possible Relocation to Sheffield, many questions following:

[Richard Ibbotson <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

Armin

> Question 1: How's the housing? I have a wife and 2 kids... how hard
> would a moderately sized apartment be to find and how much a month
> to expect? (rent / utilities)

Houses are good. Although, like anywhere else it's a good idea to 
have a look around........  

http://thisissheffield.net:80/scripts/editorial2.cgi?cid=1 
http://thisissheffield.net:80/fish4homes/index.html

might be a good place to start ?

> Question 2: How are the ISPs? What kind of internet-flatrate offers
> are available in Sheffield and how much do they cost (i'm spoilt
> here, being connected 24/7) ? Are there areas where it is more
> likely to be e.g. DSL-capable? Are any of them *not* Unix-friendly?
> E.g. Cox-cable here in the US won't even talk to you anymore once
> they know you use Linux. Stupid, but don't ask me why...

Cable can be gotten hold of in Sheffield.  But, we are still stuck 
with BT.  If that's the only option in the place that you move to 
then you'll need a Surftime 24+7 agreement and it's much better with 
ISDN.  Costs about £20 per month.  I use it all the time.  Can't get 
anything else.

> Question 3: What's a usual salary in Sheffield for a Unix-sysadmin
> with 5yrs of on-the-job experience? That's not the job I was
> offered, far from it actually, but I know what they pay here and I
> want to compare what's being paid in the IT-market over there.

Have a look at the vacancies section of our Phorum bulletin board.

> Question 4: How are the schools? Public schools any good? I expect
> them to be better than US public schools, but with school-aged kids
> I need to ask...

There are some very good schools in Sheffield. Depends how old your 
children are ?

> I apologize for being off-topic, but should I move, I'd for sure
> join your LUG, so I hope it's ok. Please respond soon.

I don't mind.  You should look me up when you get here.  


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Richard
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