He started his own company in Indiana called Progeny (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeny_Linux_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeny_Linux_Systems).

He started his own company in Indiana called Progeny (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeny_Linux_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeny_Linux_Systems). My old roomate ended up working there. That's were they tried to get network-of-workstations (NOW) going but it never really took off. That company sort of just ran out of steam (many linux companies did at that time) After that, I heard he was CTO of Sun. At that point his marriage had fallen apart and his drinking had become a problem (I got all this second hand through mutual friends). Everyone was shocked by the suicide and the events leading up. Seemed like he spiraled at the end.