Why prefer the most ubiquitous compression format when you can use something else?
ZIP sucks. Everyone who uses any kind of programming anything uses better formats. .tar.gz is a standard for sources.
Even 7z would be better as default compression. While GNU make is ubiquitous, it's archaic and shit.
Hypocritical much?
GNU make may be archaic, but it's not as outdated as ZIP.
Every system capable of compiling code has GNU make capabilities. Not every system capable of compiling code has ZIP support installed.
IHBT, this troll is too obvious with his hypocrisy not to be a troll.