[Bug 3701] New: KexAlgorithms documentation is unclear as to default vs. supported distinction

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3701

            Bug ID: 3701
           Summary: KexAlgorithms documentation is unclear as to default
                    vs. supported distinction
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 9.7p1
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P5
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: cjwatson at debian.org

Created attachment 3818
  --> https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=3818&action=edit
Clarify KexAlgorithms documentation

In https://bugs.debian.org/1073065, I had a user confused about the
meaning of the KexAlgorithms documentation.  I think this is because it
uses "available" in two different senses (the list that a client makes
available to the server, and the list that's available for
configuration in the client), and because of a confusing use of the
word "also" that suggests that the list shown by "ssh -Q kex" is the
same as the default proposal when it isn't.

The attached patch should help.

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