KVM Forum is an annual event that presents a rare opportunity for KVM and QEMU developers and users to discuss the state of Linux virtualization technology and plan for the challenges ahead. Sessions include updates on the state of the KVM virtualization stack, planning for the future, and many opportunities for attendees to collaborate.

Building QEMU is a complex task, split across several programs. the configure script finds the host and cross compilers that are needed to build emulators and firmware; Meson prepares the build environment for the emulators; finally, Make and Ninja actually perform the build, and in some cases they run tests as well.