diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/core/Echo.java
similarity index 89%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/core/Echo.java
index feee9746a..66f138ff4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/core/Echo.java
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
-package org.apache.ant.modules.basic;
+package org.apache.myrmidon.libs.core;
 
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * This is the echo task to display a message.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 public class Echo 
     extends AbstractTask
 {
-    protected String              m_message;
+    private String      m_message;
 
     public void setMessage( final String message )
     {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
index 0d36c0477..6a1c39362 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <types>
 
     <!-- basic tasks/datatypes/coverters required in most environments -->
-    <task name="echo" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.Echo" />
+    <task name="echo" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.core.Echo" />
     <task name="property" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.Property" />
     <task name="ant-call" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.AntCall" />