# Open source older gpus

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/open-source-older-gpus/3425/10 "2023-05-09T12:10:51Z")

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Seeing how the company is [“commited to open source”](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/imagination-and-our-commitment-to-open-source) and SGX540 was introduced in 2007 (16 years ago now), what’s really stopping you from opening up the register/programming docs for these GPU’s?

It can’t be IP, it’s not like we all don’t know it has a CPU on it running a microkernel which accepts commands from the driver and it’s not like other company’s don’t know how to do that, surely?

I have an old Panda Board 2.0 ES (SGX540 based GPU) sitting doing nothing and I’ve been thinking about some OS level projects (not Linux) and being able to make a start, at least, on a gpu driver for it is a blocker.

Now with series 6 opened up, and lots of people who have devices with the SGX5 series on want to keep their devices running for longer who have been asking for over a decade, surely now’s the time?

I refer you to a [another thread here](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/linux-and-open-source/2135/9) for more.

Thanks,  
Luke.

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