As I recall, we got C and UNIX because the conditions of AT&T’s telecommunications monopoly prevented them from competing in software. So they gave away the sou

As I recall, we got C and UNIX because the conditions of AT&T’s telecommunications monopoly prevented them from competing in software. So they gave away the source code to academic institutions for a comparatively small fee and weak licensing Tried to find a references for this and found a blog post and comments https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/11/16/why-att-licensed-unix-to-universities/ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/11/16/why-att-licensed-u...