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by eahman00 2860 days ago
I believe only Debian does that, out of vanity (I presume).
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https://salsa.debian.org/ssh-team/openssh/raw/master/debian/...

Subject: Include the Debian version in our identification

This makes it easier to audit networks for versions patched against security vulnerabilities. It has little detrimental effect, as attackers will generally just try attacks rather than bothering to scan for vulnerable-looking version strings. (However, see debian-banner.patch.)