EXHIBIT 32.02

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


I, Kathleen R. McElwee,  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/  KATHLEEN R. MCELWEE
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                                   Name: Kathleen R. McElwee
                                   Title: Chief Financial Officer and
                                          Senior Vice President


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