rake zip task vs albacore zip task

zip_tasks.rb

# BY HAND
def create_zip(filename, root, excludes=/^$/)
  root = root + "/" if root[root.length - 1].chr != "/"
  Zip::ZipFile.open(filename, Zip::ZipFile::CREATE) do |zip|
    Find.find(root) do |path|
      next if path =~ excludes

      zip_path = path.gsub(root, '')
      zip.add(zip_path, path)
    end
  end
end

VS

#ALBACORE
zip do |zip|
     zip.directories_to_zip "lib", "spec"
     zip.additional_files = "README.markdown"
     zip.output_file = 'source.zip'
     zip.output_path = File.dirname(__FILE__)
end