  Introduction of optical gain to a disordered system results in enhanced
fluctuations [$F_{(2)}=var(\tilde{g})/< \tilde{g} >^2$] of dimensionless
conductance $\tilde{g}$, similar to the effect of Anderson localization in
passive medium. Using numerical simulations we demonstrate that despite of such
qualitative similarity, the whole distribution of conductance of amplifying
random media is drastically different from that of passive system with the same
value of $F_{(2)}$.
