<s>
The	O
D	B-Application
Language	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
(	O
DLF	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
nonprofit	O
organization	O
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
D	B-Application
programming	I-Application
language	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mission	O
of	O
the	O
foundation	O
is	O
to	O
foster	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
D	B-Application
community	O
and	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
various	O
processes	O
within	O
the	O
D	B-Application
community	O
,	O
including	O
developing	O
the	O
D	B-Application
programming	I-Application
language	I-Application
,	O
managing	O
intellectual	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
raising	O
funds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
awards	O
scholarships	O
to	O
students	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
high-impact	O
projects	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
D	B-Application
programming	I-Application
language	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Andrei	O
Alexandrescu	O
seeded	O
the	O
D	B-Application
Language	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
's	O
budget	O
from	O
his	O
royalties	O
and	O
started	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
D	B-Application
Language	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
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