This was done to prevent the_content() from breaking feeds' <content:encoded> contents. If the content itself contains "]]>" then it would close the CDATA section of the feed prematurely.
See revision 1.14 of template-functions-post.php, labeled "fixed multiple breakage possibilities with feeds".
This was done to prevent the_content() from breaking feeds' <content:encoded> contents. If the content itself contains "]]>" then it would close the CDATA section of the feed prematurely.
See revision 1.14 of template-functions-post.php, labeled "fixed multiple breakage possibilities with feeds".