EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the  incorporation by reference in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3/A of VA Software  Corporation  of our report dated August
20, 2003,  relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements,  and  financial
statement  schedules,  which appears in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended July 31, 2003.  We also consent to the  reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                                /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

January 16, 2004