Add ability to sort remote hosts alphabetically

[nicolas-chabanis]

Type: Feature Request

We should be able to sort the remotes alphabetically

Extension version: 0.120.0
VS Code version: Code 1.98.2 (ddc367ed5c8936efe395cffeec279b04ffd7db78, 2025-03-12T13:32:45.399Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.0-27-amd64
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.0-27-amd64
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.0-27-amd64
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.0-27-amd64
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.0-27-amd64
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.0-27-amd64

[joshspicer]

We have this setting, though it's only for the folders themselves nested within the hosts

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