EXHIBIT 32.01

                    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 Annual Report of VA
Software  Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2005 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 Annual  Report on
Form 10-K 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 and President


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