EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Amendment
No. 3 to the 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
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                                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                             San Jose, California

March 30, 2004