The problem with asking SEOs about DMOZ is it used to be VERY valuable. Now it's not.
But it does still retain some value. Consider a $500 per share stock that falls to $50 per share. It's going to feel practically worthless but it still has more value than MSFT stock ($43 a share today.)
DMOZ is a multilingual open-content directory of World Wide internet links. The site and community United Nations agency maintain it are called the Open Directory Project (ODP). It is owned by AOL however created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors.
DMOZ (from directory.mozilla.org, an earlier domain name) is a multilingual open-content directory of World Wide Web links. The site and community who maintain it are also known as the Open Directory Project (ODP). It is owned by AOL but constructed and maintained by a community of volunteer editors.