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Using an open source game engine doesn't necessarily make your game open source. Even if you could get the source code onto your computer that doesn't mean you can redistribute it legally.
Taking a dev saying they're not bothered about piracy and hope people can learn from the source code as a legal "OK" is like building a house on sand. An actual open source license is not a comparable as a foundation to actually build upon it.
Almost reads like FUD targeted at game executives TBH