They’re being tactful. It’s clearly a reference to Waiting for Godot. They even said so.
The name “Godot” was chosen in reference to Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot, as it represents the never-ending wish of adding new features in the engine, which would get it closer to an exhaustive product, but never will.
IIRC…Creators say it doesn’t matter, either pronunciation is fine.
They’re being tactful. It’s clearly a reference to Waiting for Godot. They even said so.