tangerine is being shipped in ubuntu-desktop by default, so i'm closing this bug for ubuntu. It's still a bug in GNOME though, but I doubt many users will install gnome without ubuntu-desktop.
** Changed in: gnome-icon-theme (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Fix Released -- Preferred Applications icons https://launchpad.net/bugs/30575 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs