Why isn't the "whois" package (Priority: standard) installed by default?

[Vincent Lefevre]

The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

According to the Debian policy[*]:

standard

These packages provide a reasonably small but not too limited
character-mode system. This is what will be installed by default
if the user doesn’t select anything else. It doesn’t include many
large applications.

Two packages that both have a priority of standard or higher must
not conflict with each other.

[*] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html

So, why isn't this package installed by default?

[Greg Wooledge]

Post by Vincent Lefevre
The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional

[Vincent Lefevre]

Post by Greg Wooledge

Post by Vincent Lefevre
The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional

qaa:~> apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional
Priority: optional

but

qaa:~> dpkg -s whois | grep Priority
Priority: standard

[Javier Barroso]

Hello,

Post by Vincent Lefevre

Post by Greg Wooledge

Post by Vincent Lefevre
The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional

qaa:~> apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional
Priority: optional
but
qaa:~> dpkg -s whois | grep Priority
Priority: standard

I think it is ftpmaster override

See https://wiki.debian.org/FtpMaster/Override

Regards

[Vincent Lefevre]

Post by Javier Barroso
Hello,

Post by Vincent Lefevre

Post by Greg Wooledge

Post by Vincent Lefevre
The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional

qaa:~> apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional
Priority: optional
but
qaa:~> dpkg -s whois | grep Priority
Priority: standard

I think it is ftpmaster override
See https://wiki.debian.org/FtpMaster/Override

Yes, but why isn't the priority of the package changed instead?