Clarify dynamic plugin support on iOS about corrade HOT 2 OPEN

On iOS you cannot load any library at runtime because the terms of use specify that all code should be compiled ahead of time. When I published a game on iOS all the dynamic SWF loading in Adobe Air was not working. I had to compile all bundles ahead of time and link them statically to the core app so that I can use them.

This is the documentation I'm talking about: http://blogs.adobe.com/airodynamics/2012/11/09/packaging-and-loading-multiple-swfs-in-air-apps-on-ios/

Here there is a thread about your problem : https://forum.starling-framework.org/d/17824-reload-swf-file-on-ios-devices/8

Apple is a shitty company

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"All code should be compiled ahead of time" doesn't imply "cannot load any library at runtime". Since they lifted the restriction on dynamic libraries in iOS 8 (AFAIK in order to make Swift possible), the problem is only with:

• language VMs, you can't use your own VM for JavaScript, for example, you need to use the one from Apple (which covers your case of dynamic AS3 execution)
• downloading dynamic libraries from the internet and running them

Both of these restrictions are solely just to make the code auditable when doing AppStore submit and to me they are totally reasonable. You can't audit an app for malicious behavior if it's just a thin shim that downloads all code after or decodes it from some encrypted file.

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