The reason for this is given in the following blog post:
https://balintreczey.hu/blog/introducing-xbmc-from-debian/ (back from
when Kodi was XBMC). To quote the relevant section:
"""
XBMC depends on many libraries and the changes to them in Debian used to break
one or another XBMC use case. The XBMC project received many direct bug reports
from users of the Debian-shipped XBMC package which were harder than necessary
to handle due to the lack of clear differentiation from the .deb packages
provided directly by
them and using the embedded libraries.
To help both users and developers the xbmc package starts using the “XBMC from
Debian” name on the main screen and in the logs, the version number used inside
the application is set to the Debian package’s version, and README.Debian
directs users of the package to Debian’s BTS instead of XBMC’s forums.
"""
As Ubuntu's version is directly synced from the Debian one, it seems
reasonable to keep the naming, to encourage users to report bugs in the
appropriate location (i.e. not Kodi's upstream forums, but the relevant
distro bug-tracker). If the logo is undesirable, there's a multitude of
skins available which won't show it.
** Changed in: kodi (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix
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kodi sports an ugly 'KODI from debian' logo
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