Alright so since folks don't seem to concerned with my proposal in the discussion thread <https://lists.apache.org/thread/cmh0klwncry0m8h8s6jyjg2wkkgwjn9h>, I am running a formal lazy consensus vote before updating the AIP to reflect the decision.
The proposal: DAG.max_active_runs will apply to non-backfill dag runs and will *not* apply to backfill dag runs. Backfill.max_active_runs is a required param for backfills and is evaluated entirely separately from DAG.max_active_runs. In other words, DAG.max_active_runs is not considered at all for dag runs that are part of a backfill. Only the max_active_runs for that backfill is considered. This vote will run from now until Thursday October 10 at 10am America/Los_Angeles time.