History
D4 was named after the similar sounding Dataphor, the system that uses the language. It was some time after these names were decided that Alphora discovered Tutorial D, and the coincidence it had with that name. Since discovering Tutorial D and The Third Manifesto, Alphora has used The Third Manifesto as a guide in making Dataphor and D4.
In early 2008, the Alphora name and the Dataphor product were acquired by Database Consulting Group LLC, founded by the original developers of Dataphor, and was re-licensed as open source.
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