On 06/22/2013 11:38 AM, Ulrich Mueller wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, 22 Jun 2013, hasufell wrote: > >>> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herd >>> a number of animals of one kind kept together under human control > >> On that very link: >> a group of people usually having a common bond > > That's a figurative meaning derived from the first one, but it doesn't > make sense here. The metaphor is that the herd consists of a set of > packages that are shepherded by their maintainers. >
It makes perfect sense here, because it describes a group of people (the herd members) who have a common bond (expertise in that area).
