> The mode of not freeing has been explored in programs that are short-lived [fork, allocate, exit] is a very valid and robust pattern leveraging the OS as a g

> The mode of not freeing has been explored in programs that are short-lived [fork, allocate, exit] is a very valid and robust pattern leveraging the OS as a garbage collector. This kind of pattern reminds me of crash-as-an-operation-mode software.