As a community that has operated continuously since 2007, the New Team of Weapons and Tactics utilizes a variety of enterprise and community-grade software suites to keep our infrastructure running smoothly.
Because we take pride in the technical integrity of our network, we maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy against the use of "nulled," cracked, or pirated software of any kind. All commercial software utilized on our servers and systems is legitimately purchased and validly licensed to our organization, in strict adherence to the respective vendor's Terms of Service and End User License Agreements (EULAs). We do not claim to own the software itself; rather, we legally own the licenses granting us the right to operate it.
Occasionally, users auditing our network or using third-party license checkers may notice a discrepancy between our active domain (ntwt.net) and the domain associated with some of our software licenses. We want to provide full transparency on why this occurs.
Over our nearly two decades of operation, our primary network domain has evolved. From the early days of using free domain registrars and free web services like the Google Page Creator and Google Sites to the modern times where we've moved domains to improve our accessibility and reflect our growth.
In the very early days, we used to be located at these addresses:
While a few of the commercial platforms we use still operate on perpetual licenses (meaning we purchased the rights to use a specific version of the software indefinitely), the vast majority of modern software now operates on a subscription-based licensing model. Under this model, we are required to maintain active, recurring payments to retain access to newer versions, security patches, and vendor support.
In the software industry, vendors often require an active, paid "support and maintenance" subscription simply to process administrative changes on an account—including updating the registered URL of a license.
Over time, as we have transitioned domains, some of our software licenses remained registered under our historical web addresses. A prominent example is our legacy Invision Community Suite license, which remains officially registered to ntwt.us rather than our current ntwt.net domain.
Because the specific versions of the software we run are highly stable and actively maintained by our own internal engineering team, it is simply not financially justifiable to renew an expensive, recurring vendor subscription solely to update a domain string in their database—especially for legacy services that we are phasing out or no longer updating. Instead of paying administrative overhead to software vendors just to change a URL, we allocate those community funds where they actually matter: high-performance hardware, server colocation in our various datacenters around the world, and network upgrades that directly benefit our members.
Our licenses remain fully valid and legally acquired. We simply operate the licensed software on our modern domain.
If you have any specific questions regarding our infrastructure, security practices, or compliance, please feel free to reach out to our team by submitting a ticket.
Because we take pride in the technical integrity of our network, we maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy against the use of "nulled," cracked, or pirated software of any kind. All commercial software utilized on our servers and systems is legitimately purchased and validly licensed to our organization, in strict adherence to the respective vendor's Terms of Service and End User License Agreements (EULAs). We do not claim to own the software itself; rather, we legally own the licenses granting us the right to operate it.
Occasionally, users auditing our network or using third-party license checkers may notice a discrepancy between our active domain (ntwt.net) and the domain associated with some of our software licenses. We want to provide full transparency on why this occurs.
Our Domain History and Licensing Models
Over our nearly two decades of operation, our primary network domain has evolved. From the early days of using free domain registrars and free web services like the Google Page Creator and Google Sites to the modern times where we've moved domains to improve our accessibility and reflect our growth.
In the very early days, we used to be located at these addresses:
- http://www.lcud.co.nr
- http://www.lcud.co.cc
- http://www.lcud.net
- http://www.lsud.net
- http://twat.lsud.net
While a few of the commercial platforms we use still operate on perpetual licenses (meaning we purchased the rights to use a specific version of the software indefinitely), the vast majority of modern software now operates on a subscription-based licensing model. Under this model, we are required to maintain active, recurring payments to retain access to newer versions, security patches, and vendor support.
Why the Discrepancy Exists
In the software industry, vendors often require an active, paid "support and maintenance" subscription simply to process administrative changes on an account—including updating the registered URL of a license.
Over time, as we have transitioned domains, some of our software licenses remained registered under our historical web addresses. A prominent example is our legacy Invision Community Suite license, which remains officially registered to ntwt.us rather than our current ntwt.net domain.
Because the specific versions of the software we run are highly stable and actively maintained by our own internal engineering team, it is simply not financially justifiable to renew an expensive, recurring vendor subscription solely to update a domain string in their database—especially for legacy services that we are phasing out or no longer updating. Instead of paying administrative overhead to software vendors just to change a URL, we allocate those community funds where they actually matter: high-performance hardware, server colocation in our various datacenters around the world, and network upgrades that directly benefit our members.
Our licenses remain fully valid and legally acquired. We simply operate the licensed software on our modern domain.
If you have any specific questions regarding our infrastructure, security practices, or compliance, please feel free to reach out to our team by submitting a ticket.