Add descriptive file size text

popcorn.py

@@ -45,6 +45,39 @@ def _():
     return sizes_df, sizes_df_raw
 
 
+@app.cell(hide_code=True)
+def _():
+    mo.md(
+        r"""
+    ## Daily statistics file size
+
+    The simplest operation we can do is look at the overall file size for each
+    of the daily statistics files over time. The files consist of a long list
+    of packages which have been downloaded from the repositories that day,
+    along with the number of downloads. It also consists of the same list
+    separated by specifically downloaded versions of packages, so if somebody
+    downloads v0.9.1 and somebody else downloads v0.9.3 this would count both
+    downloads separately.
+
+    Another count is the number of different Kernels that have been used to
+    download (or downloaded?) from the repositories.
+
+    These are the major things that will lead to size increases in the file,
+    but not just for an increased amount of downloads --- we will get to those shortly.
+
+    No, an increase in file size here mainly suggests an increase in the
+    'breadth' of files on offer in the repository, whether that be a wider
+    variety of program versions or more different packages that people are
+    interested in.
+
+    So while the overall amount of downloads gives a general estimate of the
+    interest in the distribution, this can show a more 'distributor'-aligned
+    view on how many different aisles of the buffet people are eating from.
+    """
+    )
+    return
+
+
 @app.cell
 def _(sizes_df):
     (
@@ -57,6 +90,21 @@ def _(sizes_df):
             caption="Raw json file size, without any formatting, removal of markers, characters or newlines.",
         )
     )
+    return
+
+
+@app.cell(hide_code=True)
+def _():
+    mo.md(
+        r"""
+
+    As we can see, the difference over time is massive. Especially early on,
+    between 2019 and the start of 2021, the amount of different stuff
+    downloaded grew rapidly, with the pace picking up again starting 2023.
+
+    """
+    )
+    return
 
 
 @app.cell