EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Ali Jenab,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of
VA Software Corporation on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that information  contained in such Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material  respects the financial  condition and
results of operations of VA Software Corporation.


                                       By:  /s/ ALI JENAB
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                                       Name: Ali Jenab
                                       Title:   Chief Executive Officer


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