Move some of the Build Encyclopedia documentation to a separate page

Build Encyclopedia is a page that is hard to maintain and update. It is partially generated and mixes Google-specific content with open-source content.

I suggest we remove the Build Encyclopedia page from the website. Instead, we can maintain a simple static Markdown file. This may allow us to write more user-friendly content and blur the line between native rules and Starlark rules.

Future changes:
 - Update the menu (after a release)
 - Add the links to "Concepts and terminology" and "Functions" somewhere else
 - Iterate on the "Rule" page's content

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  6. third_party/
  7. tools/
  8. .bazelrc
  9. .gitattributes
  10. .gitignore
  11. AUTHORS
  12. BUILD
  13. CHANGELOG.md
  14. CODEOWNERS
  15. combine_distfiles.py
  16. combine_distfiles_to_tar.sh
  17. compile.sh
  18. CONTRIBUTING.md
  19. CONTRIBUTORS
  20. distdir.bzl
  21. ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
  22. LICENSE
  23. README.md
  24. WORKSPACE
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