Consent of Price Waterhouse Coopers

EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS Consent of Price Waterhouse Coopers

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-45434, 333-135323) and Form S-8 (No. 333-121507, 333-112557, 333-71912, 333-59306, 333-55968, 333-45980, 333-45042, 333-37884, 333-96163, 333-88159, and 333-135237) of Red Hat, Inc. of our report dated June 2, 2006 relating to the financial statements of JBoss, Inc., which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Red Hat, Inc. dated August 18, 2006.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

August 18, 2006