diff -uprN MinML2.release.orig/uk/co/wilson/xml/MinML2.java MinML2.release/uk/co/wilson/xml/MinML2.java
--- MinML2.release.orig/uk/co/wilson/xml/MinML2.java	2004-11-23 17:31:12.978874272 +0100
+++ MinML2.release/uk/co/wilson/xml/MinML2.java	2004-11-23 17:34:15.487128800 +0100
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class MinML2 implements XMLReader
             }
 
             final String elementLocalName;
-            final String uri;
+            String uri;
             final int colonIndex = elementName.indexOf(':');
 
             if (colonIndex != -1) {