The correct answer is D. Linus Torvalds.
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer who is best known for creating the Linux kernel, the operating system kernel for Linux and many other operating systems, such as Android. He also created Git, a distributed version control system.
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.
Ben Thomas is a British software engineer who is best known for his work on the development of the Linux kernel.
Richard Stallman is an American software developer and activist who is best known for his work on the development of the GNU operating system and the Free Software Foundation.
E. None of the above is not the correct answer.