Hey I would love to Look at your source for the auto ore generation of the water ores. as I'm looking on creating an overhaul mod and was looking for something I could look at or use part of to help me make ore patches in the water without trying to come up with something from scratch as Im just barely getting into Factorio Modding and learning how the API works etc. The only code i think i will want to look at and understand is the submerged ores part. I hope to hear from you about this. As well as clarification of what you would allow me to use directly or inspiration to write my own in regards to your GNU LGPLv3 license on your mod.

Factorio mods are just ZIP files with the code and assets inside, so you can take a look at Dredgeworks (or any other mod) and draw inspiration from it by simply unzipping it to a location of your choice and perusing the files.

Yes, I understand all of that haha, I was referring to needed to ask you for permission in regards to your mods license's before I actually went in for a looksie. as well as permission to use any code derivatives from direct inspiration from your mods.

Conditional permission is inherently granted by the license (which you can use at any time). I'd like more details before permission to use parts without retaining the license, if that's what you're asking (contact @ kusibu on the official Factorio Discord).