facter facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2: /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:60:in `open': execution expired (Timeout::Error)

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The facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2 is broken on Lucid. A timeout error is thrown in the ec2 module:

# dpkg -i facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2_all.deb
(Reading database ... 59502 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace facter 1.5.6-2ubuntu2.1 (using facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement facter ...
Setting up facter (1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...

# facter
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:60:in `open': execution expired (Timeout::Error)
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:53:in `timeout'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:93:in `timeout'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:553:in `do_start'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:542:in `start'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:242:in `open_http'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:616:in `buffer_open'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:164:in `open_loop'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:162:in `catch'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:162:in `open_loop'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:132:in `open_uri'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:518:in `open'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:30:in `open'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/ec2.rb:10:in `can_connect?'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/ec2.rb:10:in `can_connect?'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/ec2.rb:33
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:72:in `load'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:72:in `load_file'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:38:in `load_all'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:33:in `each'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:33:in `load_all'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:30:in `each'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:30:in `load_all'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/collection.rb:94:in `load_all'
 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter.rb:91:in `to_hash'
 from /usr/bin/facter:138

If I reinstall facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb, it works fine:

# dpkg -i facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading facter from 1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2 to 1.5.6-2ubuntu2.1.
(Reading database ... 59502 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace facter 1.5.6-2ubuntu2.2 (using facter_1.5.6-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement facter ...
Setting up facter (1.5.6-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...

# facter
architecture => x86_64
domain => something.org
facterversion => 1.5.6
fqdn => www-dev.something.org
hardwareisa => unknown
hardwaremodel => x86_64
hostname => www-dev
...

I reproduced this on two different machines. Why wasn't a simple run of the facter command part of the automated tests after building this package?