[Bug 172708] Linux can't really close closed programs

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When I've opened and closed  many web pages (with video) by Firefox, then Firefox didn't response. I closed and reopened Firefox, it didn't response  yet. I closed  Firefox, opened system monitor. I saw Firefox was sleeping , used several hundreds MB SWAP and seventy MB memory.  It used almost all of my memory and SWAP space. 
When I close a web page , Firfox  doesn't release  its SWAP and  memory space.
When I close Firefox, Ubuntu Linux doesn't really  close it.
It's true for Firefox 2.x and 3.0.
I saw when there is not enough memory and SWAP space, I start a new program, but it doesn't response.

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Linux can't really close closed programs 
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