TechRepublic Cheat sheet: TensorFlow, an open source software library for machine learning Read More Google announced plans today to revamp the six-year-old Patch Rewards program starting next year, in 2020.The Patch Rewards program is one of Google's oldest security-minded projects. It was started in October 2013, when Google announced it would provide financial aid to open-source projects if they implemented security features.Project maintainers had to apply, provide a plan for the feature they wanted to implement, and Google would commit to a financial reward that would be paid once the feature was implemented.Changes scheduled for next yearBut, starting January 1, 2020, Google says it's changing how this program works and is now willing to provide financial aid upfront, even before projects implement the security features to which they commit.The reason is that many open-source project maintainers prioritize features based on sponsorships they receive. This type of … [Read more...] about Google to revamp Patch Rewards program in 2020