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To describe:
 * backports in Ubuntu

== Backporting ==

''These instructions were tested successfully in 3/2012''

There is yet not BOINC package in Debian backports. Here is to create one for it

Retrieve old source code {{{
git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-boinc/scripts.git
cd scripts
./export-boinc -r 6.12.43
mv ./boinc_6.12.43+dfsg.orig.tar.gz ..
cd ..
}}}

Untar it and get current Debian build instructions in {{{
tar xzvf ./boinc_6.12.43+dfsg.orig.tar.gz
git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-boinc/boinc.git
cd boinc-6.12.43+dfsg
cp -r ../boinc/debian .
}}}

 * edit debian/changelog
 * libnotify remains with 0.5
  * ##libnotify-0.7.patch in debian/patches/series
  * adjust build-dependency in debian/control
 * adjust debian/patches/series
  * {{{
export QUILT_PATCHES=debian/patches
}}}
  * while quilt push -a; do echo kick out what fails; done
  * Remove/uncomment boinc-server-maker from debian/control

So, it seems like those backports are closer to upstream than anyone may expect.