diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
index 1989fcc02..c59aba416 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec.LogOutputStream;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -34,14 +32,13 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
         getLogger().debug( "Using classic compiler" );
         Commandline cmd = setupJavacCommand( true );
 
-        OutputStream logstr = new LogOutputStream( getLogger(), true );
         try
         {
             // Create an instance of the compiler, redirecting output to
             // the project log
             Class c = Class.forName( "sun.tools.javac.Main" );
             Constructor cons = c.getConstructor( new Class[]{OutputStream.class, String.class} );
-            Object compiler = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{logstr, "javac"} );
+            Object compiler = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{System.out, "javac"} );
 
             // Call the compile() method
             Method compile = c.getMethod( "compile", new Class[]{String[].class} );
@@ -65,17 +62,5 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
                 throw new TaskException( "Error starting classic compiler: ", ex );
             }
         }
-        finally
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                logstr.close();
-            }
-            catch( IOException e )
-            {
-                // plain impossible
-                throw new TaskException( "Error", e );
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 0b43e11a4..69d60b730 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -20,11 +19,10 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Random;
 import org.apache.aut.nativelib.ExecManager;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Execute;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec.LogOutputStream;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Argument;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava;
@@ -399,16 +397,6 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the default output for a formatter.
-     *
-     * @return The DefaultOutput value
-     */
-    protected OutputStream getDefaultOutput()
-    {
-        return new LogOutputStream( getLogger(), false );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Merge all individual tests from the batchtest with all individual tests
      * and return an enumeration over all <tt>JUnitTest</tt> .
@@ -713,7 +701,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
                 SummaryJUnitResultFormatter f =
                     new SummaryJUnitResultFormatter();
                 f.setWithOutAndErr( "withoutanderr".equalsIgnoreCase( summaryValue ) );
-                f.setOutput( getDefaultOutput() );
+                f.setOutput( System.out );
                 runner.addFormatter( f );
             }
 
@@ -728,7 +716,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    fe.setOutput( getDefaultOutput() );
+                    fe.setOutput( System.out );
                 }
                 runner.addFormatter( fe.createFormatter() );
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
index ada898dac..b671185be 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec.LogOutputStream;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -31,13 +30,12 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
 
         // Create an instance of the rmic, redirecting output to
         // the project log
-        final LogOutputStream logstr = new LogOutputStream( getLogger(), true );
         try
         {
             Class c = Class.forName( "sun.rmi.rmic.Main" );
             Constructor cons = c.getConstructor( new Class[]
             {OutputStream.class, String.class} );
-            Object rmic = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{logstr, "rmic"} );
+            Object rmic = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{System.out, "rmic"} );
 
             Method doRmic = c.getMethod( "compile",
                                          new Class[]{String[].class} );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
index 1989fcc02..c59aba416 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec.LogOutputStream;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -34,14 +32,13 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
         getLogger().debug( "Using classic compiler" );
         Commandline cmd = setupJavacCommand( true );
 
-        OutputStream logstr = new LogOutputStream( getLogger(), true );
         try
         {
             // Create an instance of the compiler, redirecting output to
             // the project log
             Class c = Class.forName( "sun.tools.javac.Main" );
             Constructor cons = c.getConstructor( new Class[]{OutputStream.class, String.class} );
-            Object compiler = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{logstr, "javac"} );
+            Object compiler = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{System.out, "javac"} );
 
             // Call the compile() method
             Method compile = c.getMethod( "compile", new Class[]{String[].class} );
@@ -65,17 +62,5 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
                 throw new TaskException( "Error starting classic compiler: ", ex );
             }
         }
-        finally
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                logstr.close();
-            }
-            catch( IOException e )
-            {
-                // plain impossible
-                throw new TaskException( "Error", e );
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 0b43e11a4..69d60b730 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -20,11 +19,10 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Random;
 import org.apache.aut.nativelib.ExecManager;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Execute;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec.LogOutputStream;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Argument;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava;
@@ -399,16 +397,6 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the default output for a formatter.
-     *
-     * @return The DefaultOutput value
-     */
-    protected OutputStream getDefaultOutput()
-    {
-        return new LogOutputStream( getLogger(), false );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Merge all individual tests from the batchtest with all individual tests
      * and return an enumeration over all <tt>JUnitTest</tt> .
@@ -713,7 +701,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
                 SummaryJUnitResultFormatter f =
                     new SummaryJUnitResultFormatter();
                 f.setWithOutAndErr( "withoutanderr".equalsIgnoreCase( summaryValue ) );
-                f.setOutput( getDefaultOutput() );
+                f.setOutput( System.out );
                 runner.addFormatter( f );
             }
 
@@ -728,7 +716,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    fe.setOutput( getDefaultOutput() );
+                    fe.setOutput( System.out );
                 }
                 runner.addFormatter( fe.createFormatter() );
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
index ada898dac..b671185be 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec.LogOutputStream;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -31,13 +30,12 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
 
         // Create an instance of the rmic, redirecting output to
         // the project log
-        final LogOutputStream logstr = new LogOutputStream( getLogger(), true );
         try
         {
             Class c = Class.forName( "sun.rmi.rmic.Main" );
             Constructor cons = c.getConstructor( new Class[]
             {OutputStream.class, String.class} );
-            Object rmic = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{logstr, "rmic"} );
+            Object rmic = cons.newInstance( new Object[]{System.out, "rmic"} );
 
             Method doRmic = c.getMethod( "compile",
                                          new Class[]{String[].class} );