VA Software to Present at ThinkEquity Partners 4th Annual Growth Conference

Market Wire, September, 2006

VA Software Corporation (NASDAQ: LNUX), the online media, software, and e-commence leader in community-driven Open Source innovation, today announced that Ali Jenab, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Patty Morris, Chief Financial Officer, will present the company's key initiatives and strategies for growth on September 13, 2006 before institutional investors at the G4: ThinkEquity Partners 4th Annual Growth Conference. The conference will be held from Monday, September 11 through Thursday, September 14, 2006 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco.

VA Software is scheduled to present on Wednesday, September 13 at 10:30 a.m. PDT. To register for the webcast and learn more about this hosted event, visit http://www.thinkequity.com/email-growth06/ or call (415) 249-2900. A webcast registration link may also be accessed on the company's events web page at www.vasoftware.com

About VA Software Corporation

VA Software Corporation is the online media, software and e-commerce leader in community-driven Open Source innovation. VA Software is the parent company of OSTG, Inc. (Open Source Technology Group) and the creator of SourceForge. For company information, visit www.vasoftware.com .

OSTG, Inc. (Open Source Technology Group) is the cornerstone of the Open Source movement and the leading online network for IT managers and development professionals. OSTG's technology-focused sites include Slashdot.org, SourceForge.net, ITManagersJournal.com, NewsForge.com, Linux.com and freshmeat.net. OSTG also owns ThinkGeek, Inc., the leading retailer for innovative technology products. The OSTG network serves nearly 30 million unique visitors a month*. For more information or to view the media kit online, visit www.ostg.com . (* Source: Google Analytics and Omniture, July 2006.)

SourceForge Enterprise Edition is the world's leading collaborative development application in use by many Global 1000 companies for optimizing and managing distributed development within the IT and software development organizations. For more information, visit www.vasoftware.com/sourceforge/index.php .

Slashdot, freshmeat, ThinkGeek, and SouceForge.net are registered trademarks or trademarks of OSTG, Inc., in the United States and other countries. VA Software, SourceForge, and OSTG are trademarks or registered trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or product names are property of their respective owners.

Company Contact: Patty Morris CFO VA Software Corporation (510) 687-7125 Email Contact