-previously the check for a new ui version was only at startup, which
resulted in bugs persisting after they’d been fixed
-add option to skip requirements check
-try to load an existing ui if it can’t be obtained from github
-adds a base set of metadata fields required for results to be rendered
in conf.py, including language and content-type
-dont support old style claims on the new blockchain
-make is_lagging more meaningful - it is set to true after 90 seconds
with no progress, this is to stop slow but steady catchups from
triggering it
-prevent situation where repeated shutdowns before wallet catchup
results in never receiving first run credits
-fix settings to write new defaults that aren’t already in the
configuration file
-report log of startup sequence if upload_log set to true
-redirect /view?name=lbry to the main UI page. This is to make the ui
accessible from a lbry:// link on linux
-set_settings accepts a dict of settings
-adds upload_log field, defaulting on true, this uploads the lbry
log file to lbry.io to help figure out if and where things aren’t
working
-default_download_directory is the key of the path where files are
saved
-gets publish working with sources
-adds check_first_run function, returns True/False
-previously only is_running would work during startup, check_first_run,
get_time_behind_blockchain, and stop have been added
-requires six 1.9, 1.10.0 produced errors
