docs: Update dev-containers requirements for podman (#56739)

Added a hint for `use_podman` setting.

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ If your repository includes a `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` file, Zed can op
## Requirements
- Docker must be installed and available in your `PATH`. Zed requires the `docker` command to be present. If you use Podman, you must alias it to `docker`, e.g. by using a symlink: `sudo ln -s $(which podman) {some_known_path}/docker`.
- Docker or Podman must be installed and available in your `PATH`. If you use `podman`, you must set the `use_podman` setting in your Zed settings.json to true.
- Your project must contain a `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` directory/file.
## Using Dev Containers in Zed