i think for the minecraft site their should be mods and texture packs already put in and you will have the default atoumaticly selected. the mods will be tested by mojang and when a update comes out the mods are removed for a week until they are compatible for the update. this will make adding mods so easy. please notch add this
They are unofficial and unsupported; they won't be posted on the minecraft site due to intellectual property rights, you can find them at minecraftwiki.net
Ya their basically third party creations, the fact that they let you just input them directly into the game with a click of your mouse is rare for a game.
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UNOFFICIAL POSTING GUIDE (PRT)
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