It's just two dudes working on it, what do you think they're going to do, sue you? Licensing intricacies are (rightly) not their main concern right now.
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Two dudes are still capable of finding a lawyer, especially if any lawyers in their area have pro-bono work they're being encouraged to do. Plus, they refer to this engine on the game page as professional-grade while touting how easily it can export to closed consoles. Regardless of whether you or I care about licensing intricacies, the people who control those consoles definitely would.