Need good FLOSS drivers for 3D cards (NVIDIA, ATI)

Similar experience with fglrx for ATI. Works mostly fine for 2D, but sometimes some parts of
the display are not updated when I switch desktops. Overlay mostly works, except when the
whole X server crashes. Googleearth works, except the popup windows are either "see-through"
or empty. Not to mention that I have to reboot the laptop when I take it off from the docking
station, because I can't switch between the built-in LCD and the outputs on the docking
station. Oh, and I haven't tested the TV-out yet. So it works, but there are a couple of
but's. Of course, it might not be something that the LDP could fix.