History question

[Jim]

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I know that Unix was developed by AT&T in the early '70s.  My question is why 
was Unix originally free?  Certainly AT&T knew the value of the product that 
they were creating.  Any helpful links lurking out there in the minds of PLUG 
members?
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Jim

Freedom is worth preserving
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