Some points were brought up elsewhere:
If you are editing that page, it would also be great to add a link to flashing instructions right there.
I have implemented the following changes to the download page:
In a few days we will see if the changes are all working.
This was implemented (may need tweaks/adjustments to handle esp8266 releases).
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I have implemented the following changes to the download page:
In a few days we will see if the changes are all working.