globalEval function of jQuery changed in version 1.6

globalEval function of jquery before version 1.6, such as 1.5.2 and 1.2.6, source code:

// Evalulates a script in a global context
globalEval: function( data ) {
if ( data && rnotwhite.test(data) ) {
// Inspired by code by Andrea Giammarchi
// http://webreflection.blogspot.com/2007/08/global-scope-evaluation-and-dom.html
var head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName( "head" )[0] || document.documentElement,
script = document.createElement( "script" );

if ( jQuery.support.scriptEval() ) {
script.appendChild( document.createTextNode( data ) );
} else {
script.text = data;
}

// Use insertBefore instead of appendChild to circumvent an IE6 bug.
// This arises when a base node is used (#2709).
head.insertBefore( script, head.firstChild );
head.removeChild( script );
}
},

globalEval function of jquery 1.6 source code:

// Evaluates a script in a global context
// Workarounds based on findings by Jim Driscoll
// http://weblogs.java.net/blog/driscoll/archive/2009/09/08/eval-javascript-global-context
globalEval: function( data ) {
if ( data && rnotwhite.test( data ) ) {
// We use execScript on Internet Explorer
// We use an anonymous function so that context is window
// rather than jQuery in Firefox
( window.execScript || function( data ) {
window[ "eval" ].call( window, data );
} )( data );
}
},