On: Sphinxtr: Creating a Portable PhD Thesis

[moe]

reference it in the bibliography with author, year, publisher

Which is more than a little quaint, in 2012.

[andreasvc → moe]

Not really. These are useful bits of bibliographic information, which can give you an idea of a source without having to consult it. And the kind of publisher gives an indication of reliability ranging from peer reviewed to self-published. Including an URL as well, when applicable, is of course very useful (given that it's a stable one).