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 # philosophy
 We want rule writing to be easy and fun! A larger rule corpus benefits everyone in the community and we encourage all kinds of contributions. If you have improvement ideas or encounter any issues, please let us know.
 
-# structure
-
-Most rules fit into an `$objective/$behavior/$technique` taxonomy.
-This is specified via the `rule.meta.rule-category` field.
-By convention, we organize the rule files into a directory structure that mirrors this taxonomy.
-For example, the rule [send-data-on-socket.yml](./communication/communication-via-socket/send-data/send-data-on-socket.yml)
- is found in the directory 
- [communication](./communication/) /
- [communication-via-socket](./communication/communication-via-socket/) /
- [send-data](./communication/communication-via-socket/send-data/)
- that also matches the rule category.
-
-Other directories here:
-
-  - [maec](./maec/) - rules that match a sample's "disposition" and "role", which are specified via MAEC vocabularies:
-    - disposition: [analysis-conclusion-ov](./maec/analysis-conclusion/)
-    - role: [malware-category-ov](./maec/malware-category/)
-  - [other-features](./other-features/) - miscellaneous attributes of a sample, such as "embedded PE" or "resource section".
-
 # rule nursery
 The rule [nursery](https://github.com/fireeye/capa-rules/tree/master/nursery) is a staging ground for rules that are not quite polished. Nursery rule logic should still be solid, though metadata may be incomplete. For example, rules that miss a public example of the technique.