Hello!
The GSoC results are out and my mentors have let me pass. I sincerely thank my mentors, Stefan and David, for giving me the opportunity to work with flashrom and giving me the benefit of doubt in the final evaluation.
In the final 2-3 weeks my communication towards my mentors had fallen. I had been suffering from Typhoid which adversely affected my work, but I had failed to communicate this to my mentor. I had decided then that I could manage to work without letting my illness affect me. In part it was over-estimation of my well being and in part it was the shame of not having worked sufficiently that prevented me from communicating. While I am thankfully fully recovered by now, I accept that it was a grave mistake on my part and I take responsibility for that.
I hold immense respect for Stefan and David not only as my mentors but as very nice individuals, and having disappointed them is an utter failure for me. I have promised earlier, and I would like to re-iterate that I am committed to contributing to flashrom. I understand that no matter what I write or promise any further, I cannot regain that trust of my mentors, and of the community, unless I start delivering on those. On this I will finally say that flashrom is an endeavour I will continue to pursue, that I shall communicate better and that I shall regularly work on patches.
David, I have received emails for your feedback on GitHub. Thanks for sending them in and I'll soon begin incorporating those as well. In the spirit of full disclosure, I will also add that since I was afflicted with the illness I have also missed several of my classes and labs in college. I have been trying to clear the backlog and midterm college exams are staring at me at a week's distance. I have allocated time for flashrom, but it may fluctuate. I shall be able to devote a bigger chunk of my time and be more consistent in a week or two.
For the past few days I have been facing difficulty in connecting to IRC via IRCCloud, which offers persistent connections. So, if there were any messages directed to me, I apologize for having missed them.
Once again I'd like to thank my mentors and the community. I have been able to flourish professionally and more importantly to me, I have built friendships (which I will work hard to renew and regain). It is difficult for me to express in words my gratitude and experience. Thanks for your time.
Bye, Hatim