Support not using a container in Azure Batch #5536
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There are rare cases where a user needs to run a process on a bare VM on Azure Batch. Most notably, when using the Dragen which requires you to use a specific machine image that does not support a Docker container.
Previously, Nextflow prevented this, but this PR removes that safeguard and replaces it with a warning. It's not a good idea, but it can unblock users if they need to use a bare VM.
If nothing else, this PR functions as proof it can be done if anyone else needs to use it.