docs: explain npx alternatives for Yarn

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If your CI environment provides [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm) you can switch to Node 8 before installing and running the `semantic-release` command:
```bash
$ nvm install 8 && yarn install -g semantic-release && semantic-release
$ nvm install 8 && yarn global add semantic-release && semantic-release
```
See the [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more details on specific CI environments.
As `semantic-release` is recommended to be executed with [`npx`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx) an alternative is required for usage with Yarn. Even though it is possible to install npx with Yarn, it's not recommended. Yarn and npx would be using different cache locations.
For [local installation](../usage/installation.md#local-installation) replace
`npx semantic-release` with `yarn run semantic-release`.
For [global installation](../usage/installation.md#global-installation) replace
`npx semantic-release` with `yarn global add semantic-release && semantic-release`.
## Can I use semantic-release to publish non-JavaScript packages?
Yes, **semantic-release** is a Node CLI application but it can be used to publish any type of packages.