Society lives in the age of technology. In the form of smartphones, television, tablets and computers, the abundance of technology knows no limits and is extending its reach to all aspects of human life and culture, from the use of tablets as textbooks in schools, to invention of biotechnology used to give disabled people the ability to walk again and the prospect that man, with the use of technology, has traveled beyond the limits of the atmosphere and landed on the craters of the moon. Technology has revolutionized the way humanity sees the world and its potential only grows as time passes. Behind the technology lie its components, the hardware, the physical components such as the processor and memory, and the software, the programs. and the code that instructs the technology how to act. The basis of how this software is developed is a matter of debate in the technology field, and tech giants such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Intel, and Linux are among those involved in the topic. In the past, companies like Microsoft have used proprietary ideology, the reasoning that software should be licensed, sold, and its code disclosed to everyone except the creators. On the other hand, supporters of the Open Source movement advocate open and free access to source code, the backbone of software. The author's intent in this review is to review the various literature regarding the intent behind software in technology, the history behind the proprietary and open source debate, the efficiency and security of proprietary and open applications source and current trends and the future of software. Purpose of Software in Technology The logic of software creation is an important topic of debate. ...... half the paper ......n OSS and proprietary software today: is it legal to print an object for which a company has legal reasons? Goodrich argues that, just as with OSS, the prospect of innovation outweighs potential legal battles and copyright issues. The Ecologist's Danylkiw agrees with an economic point of view. He mentions the inevitability of the shift in consumerism towards a zero-to-low-cost profit margin as a result of 3D printing. Those with patents and copyrights will not have the ability to simply hold onto their designs. Ultimately, if they want to continue their production, they will have to rely on a fair system. “It's all about appropriate technology. Use the right technology for the job at hand. If you plan to travel a mile from your home, a car is not the appropriate technology; a bicycle is the appropriate technological tool” (Danylkiw, 2010).