Is there a plan to retain zip version download of codeigniter4 without composer ?

Iam a newbie , so pardon if  composer is "best" way to install "modern" php frameworks.

i prefer the zip file kind of codeigniter3 , django ( i know composer is no way related to django) way of downloading framework.

Whenever i dealt with composer i had horrible experience such as not able to download a specific version of laravel even though it is listed in packagist.

i had a specific case where i lost hours as composer could not download a specific version of laravel .

Is there a plan to retain zip version download of codeigniter4 without composer ?

I also need a input on whether not following "composer" way of install is a bad "practice" for php developers in future?